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Wyoming, IA town hall & government

Wyoming spent $1.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,213 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wyoming's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,213
typical Iowa cities: $2,697
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$1,944 per resident
Water & other utilities
$349,00029%
Parks & libraries
$250,00021%
Sewer & trash
$177,00015%
Roads & transportation
$167,00014%
Administration & buildings
$74,0006%
Paid to other governments
$41,0003%
Police
$33,0003%
Fire
$16,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,0001%
Other
$68,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 15%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wyoming

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 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

Midland Community School District

Wyoming's K–12 school district, shared with Lost Nation, Monmouth, Onslow and Oxford Junction. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,149
Iowa: $13,713
Students
476
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,149 per pupil, $8,758 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 Wyoming pay

Typical tax bill
$1,585
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$105,700
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 Wyoming's government

Town hall & decisions in Wyoming →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wyoming

Wyoming is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Wyoming'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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