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Onaga, KS town hall & government

Onaga spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,604 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Onaga's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,604
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$3 million
$4,426 per resident
Water & other utilities
$219,00020%
Parks & libraries
$218,00020%
Sewer & trash
$172,00016%
Administration & buildings
$132,00012%
Interest on debt
$123,00011%
Roads & transportation
$106,00010%
Police
$90,0008%
Fire
$29,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Onaga

Full-time staff
7
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 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

Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322

Onaga's K–12 school district, shared with Grant, Havensville, Lincoln, Lone Tree, Mill Creek and Vienna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,439
Kansas: $14,966
Students
342
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 25%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,439 per pupil, $9,108 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 Onaga pay

Typical tax bill
$1,330
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$116,200
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 Onaga's government

🏛️ Official websiteOnaga.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Onaga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Onaga

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

All of Onaga'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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