Town Hall · Minidoka

Minidoka, ID town hall & government

Minidoka spent $76,000 in the year to September 30, 2023, about $854 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Minidoka's money goes

Spent
$76,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$854
typical Idaho cities: $1,629
Long-term debt
$65,000
$730 per resident
Water & other utilities
$44,00058%
Administration & buildings
$22,00029%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0007%
Parks & libraries
$4,0005%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 59%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Minidoka didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Minidoka

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Minidoka County Joint School District 331

Minidoka's K–12 school district, shared with Acequia, Heyburn, Paul and Rupert. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$9,975
Idaho: $11,119
Students
4,394
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $9,975 per pupil, $5,866 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 Minidoka pay

Typical tax bill
$819
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$112,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Minidoka's government

Town hall & decisions in Minidoka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minidoka

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

All of Minidoka'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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