Town Hall · Admire

Admire, KS town hall & government

Admire spent $149,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $974 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Admire's money goes

Spent
$149,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$974
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$234,000
$1,529 per resident
Water & other utilities
$28,00019%
Parks & libraries
$16,00011%
Sewer & trash
$14,0009%
Roads & transportation
$11,0007%
Interest on debt
$9,0006%
Administration & buildings
$3,0002%
Other
$68,00046%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Admire didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Admire

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

North Lyon County Unified School District 251

Admire's K–12 school district, shared with Allen, Americus, Bushong, Ivy, Reading and Reading. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,709
Kansas: $14,966
Students
330
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,709 per pupil, $11,539 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 Admire pay

Typical tax bill
$1,066
a year · Kansas typical $2,798

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 Admire's government

🏛️ Official websiteadmireks.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Admire →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Admire

Admire is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Admire'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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