Town Hall · Kingman

Kingman, KS town hall & government

Kingman spent $19.9 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $6,514 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kingman's money goes

Spent
$19.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$6,514
typical Kansas cities: $2,073
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
$1,662 per resident
Water & other utilities
$8.2 million41%
Housing & development
$1.2 million6%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million6%
Sewer & trash
$875,0004%
Police
$759,0004%
Health & welfare
$756,0004%
Administration & buildings
$615,0003%
Parks & libraries
$343,0002%
Paid to other governments
$304,0002%
Interest on debt
$105,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$96,000<1%
Fire
$89,000<1%
Other
$5.5 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • Utility sales 38%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kingman

Full-time staff
29
145 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
1 full-time69 part
Fire
0 full-time61 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Police
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kingman didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kingman-Norwich Unified School District 331

Kingman's K–12 school district, shared with Allen, Bennett, Dale, Eagle, Hoosier and Ninnescah. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,269
Kansas: $14,966
Students
921
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 16%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,269 per pupil, $8,978 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 Kingman pay

Typical tax bill
$1,626
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.20%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$73,800
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.

Local

Contact Kingman's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofkingman.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kingman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kingman

Kingman is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Kingman'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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