Town Hall · Emmonak

Emmonak, AK town hall & government

Emmonak spent $2.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,253 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Emmonak's government.

Town budget

Where Emmonak's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,253
typical Alaska cities: $9,984
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million56%
Water & other utilities
$266,00010%
Roads & transportation
$211,0008%
Police
$140,0005%
Sewer & trash
$132,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$398,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 44%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 9%
Town workforce

Who works for Emmonak

Full-time staff
16
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Other
1 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lower Yukon School District

Emmonak's K–12 school district, shared with Alakanuk, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Marshall, Mountain Village and Nunam Iqua. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$43,105
Alaska: $21,070
Students
2,045
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal

  • Local 2%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 56%

Of the $43,105 per pupil, $15,346 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Emmonak pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Alaska typical $3,901
Effective rate
0.18%
of home value · Alaska 1.11%
Typical home value
$112,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Emmonak's government

Town hall & decisions in Emmonak →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emmonak

Emmonak is represented in Congress by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nicholas J. Begich III. Mike Dunleavy is governor.

All of Emmonak's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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