Town Hall · Devils Lake

Devils Lake, ND town hall & government

Devils Lake spent $14.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,970 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Devils Lake's money goes

Spent
$14.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,970
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
$13.7 million
$1,893 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million15%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million15%
Police
$2.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million14%
Water & other utilities
$792,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$744,0005%
Fire
$685,0005%
Interest on debt
$407,0003%
Parks & libraries
$225,0002%
Health & welfare
$20,000<1%
Other
$3 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Devils Lake

Full-time staff
67
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 6 full-time firefighters
Police
22 full-time
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time1 part
Fire
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 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. Devils Lake didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Devils Lake Public School District 1

Devils Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Crary, Creel, Dry Lake, Grand Harbor, Minnewaukan and Morris. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,334
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
1,769
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,334 per pupil, $8,648 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 Devils Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$1,851
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$164,900
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 Devils Lake's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.devils-lake.nd.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Devils Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Devils Lake

Devils Lake is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.

All of Devils Lake'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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