Town Hall · Gooding

Gooding, ID town hall & government

Gooding spent $5.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,438 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gooding's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,438
typical Idaho cities: $1,169
Long-term debt
$10 million
$2,827 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million36%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million25%
Sewer & trash
$873,00017%
Police
$711,00014%
Administration & buildings
$285,0006%
Parks & libraries
$86,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$53,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the federal government 23%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gooding

Full-time staff
34
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Gooding Joint School District 231

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

Spending per pupil
$12,139
Idaho: $11,119
Students
1,184
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$65,000
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $12,139 per pupil, $6,744 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 Gooding pay

Typical tax bill
$1,299
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$186,100
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 Gooding's government

🏛️ Official websitegoodingidaho.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gooding →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gooding

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

All of Gooding'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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