Town Hall · Ozawkie

Ozawkie, KS town hall & government

Ozawkie spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,381 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ozawkie's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,381
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million80%
Administration & buildings
$142,00010%
Water & other utilities
$63,0004%
Roads & transportation
$49,0003%
Interest on debt
$24,0002%
Police
$19,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 45%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the state 9%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ozawkie

Full-time staff
3
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,800
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ozawkie didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jefferson West Unified School District 340

Ozawkie's K–12 school district, shared with Meriden and Rock Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$7,775
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,715
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 13%
  • State 83%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $7,775 per pupil, $4,792 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 Ozawkie pay

Typical tax bill
$2,840
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$214,300
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 Ozawkie's government

🏛️ Official websiteozawkie.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ozawkie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ozawkie

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

All of Ozawkie'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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