Town Hall · Blackfoot

Blackfoot, ID town hall & government

Blackfoot spent $20.2 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,589 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blackfoot's money goes

Spent
$20.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,589
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
$428 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.4 million32%
Police
$4 million20%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million12%
Fire
$2 million10%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million8%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million8%
Interest on debt
$90,000<1%
Other
$240,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Blackfoot

Full-time staff
100
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
and 14 full-time firefighters
Police
32 full-time2 part
Fire
15 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time14 part
Sewer & trash
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 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

Blackfoot School District 55

Blackfoot's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,842
Idaho: $11,119
Students
3,859
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal

  • Local 11%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $10,842 per pupil, $6,465 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 Blackfoot pay

Typical tax bill
$1,701
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$262,500
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 Blackfoot's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofblackfoot.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Blackfoot →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blackfoot

Blackfoot is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Crapo and James E. Risch and Representative Michael K. Simpson. Brad Little is governor.

All of Blackfoot'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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