Town Hall · Albert

Albert, KS town hall & government

Albert spent $152,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $933 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Albert's money goes

Spent
$152,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$933
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$78,000
$479 per resident
Fire
$53,00035%
Water & other utilities
$22,00014%
Sewer & trash
$14,0009%
Administration & buildings
$11,0007%
Interest on debt
$4,0003%
Roads & transportation
$2,0001%
Other
$46,00030%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • From the state 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Albert

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Fire
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

Otis-Bison Unified School District 403

Albert's K–12 school district, shared with Bison, Garfield, Olmitz, Otis, Pioneer and Pleasantdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,419
Kansas: $14,966
Students
203
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 22%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $18,419 per pupil, $10,980 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 Albert pay

Typical tax bill
$1,271
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$70,800
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 Albert's government

Town hall & decisions in Albert →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albert

Albert is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Albert'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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