Town Hall · Kodiak

Kodiak, AK town hall & government

Kodiak spent $46.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $8,594 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kodiak's money goes

Spent
$46.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$8,594
typical Alaska cities: $10,177
Long-term debt
$18 million
$3,327 per resident
Administration & buildings
$8.4 million18%
Roads & transportation
$8.2 million18%
Sewer & trash
$5.7 million12%
Parks & libraries
$5.6 million12%
Water & other utilities
$5.1 million11%
Police
$3.8 million8%
Fire
$2.6 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million3%
Interest on debt
$452,0001%
Health & welfare
$285,0001%
Housing & development
$17,000<1%
Other
$5.1 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kodiak

Full-time staff
111
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 11 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
19 full-time7 part
Police
22 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
10 full-time22 part
Roads & transportation
20 full-time
Fire
12 full-time
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kodiak Island Borough School District

Kodiak's K–12 school district, shared with Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and Port Lions. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,443
Alaska: $21,070
Students
2,162
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $27,443 per pupil, $13,884 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 Kodiak pay

Typical tax bill
$3,164
a year · Alaska typical $3,901
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Alaska 1.11%
Typical home value
$347,100
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.

Local

Contact Kodiak's government

🏛️ Official websitecity.kodiak.ak.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kodiak →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kodiak

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

All of Kodiak'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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