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Hopkins, MO town hall & government

Hopkins spent $286,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $609 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hopkins's money goes

Spent
$286,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$609
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$108,000
$230 per resident
Water & other utilities
$140,00049%
Sewer & trash
$64,00022%
Roads & transportation
$34,00012%
Administration & buildings
$32,00011%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$12,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hopkins

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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 Nodaway County R-VI School District

Hopkins's K–12 school district, shared with Hopkins, Pickering, Union, Independence and Atchison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,015
Missouri: $14,569
Students
201
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 51%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,015 per pupil, $8,632 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 Hopkins pay

Typical tax bill
$706
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$56,500
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 Hopkins's government

Town hall & decisions in Hopkins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hopkins

Hopkins is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Hopkins'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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