Town Hall · Hoople

Hoople, ND town hall & government

Hoople spent $121,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $548 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hoople's money goes

Spent
$121,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$548
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
$47,000
$213 per resident
Sewer & trash
$37,00031%
Administration & buildings
$24,00020%
Roads & transportation
$24,00020%
Police
$6,0005%
Interest on debt
$3,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$26,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Hoople

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 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

Valley-Edinburg Public School District 118

Hoople's K–12 school district, shared with Crystal, Crystal, Edinburg, Gardar, Mountain and Thingvalla. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,038
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
210
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,038 per pupil, $9,833 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 Hoople pay

Typical tax bill
$968
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$100,000
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 Hoople's government

Town hall & decisions in Hoople →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hoople

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

All of Hoople'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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