Kenmare, ND town hall & government
Kenmare spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,694 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Kenmare's government.
Where Kenmare's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 20%
- Sales taxes 16%
- Property taxes 16%
- Utility sales 15%
- From the state 13%
- From the federal government 10%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Kenmare
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kenmare didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Kenmare Public School District 28
Kenmare's K–12 school district, shared with Baden, Carbondale, Denmark, Donnybrook, Elmdale and Fairbanks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal
- Local 42%
- State 45%
- Federal 13%
Of the $18,025 per pupil, $10,360 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.
Which schools Kenmare kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Kenmare pay
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.
Contact Kenmare's government
Who represents Kenmare
Kenmare is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.
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.