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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.

Town budget

Where Kenmare's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,694
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$1,375 per resident
Roads & transportation
$472,00027%
Sewer & trash
$323,00019%
Administration & buildings
$269,00015%
Water & other utilities
$219,00013%
Police
$165,0009%
Paid to other governments
$122,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$74,0004%
Interest on debt
$19,0001%
Parks & libraries
$16,0001%
Other
$59,0003%

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%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kenmare

Full-time staff
6
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$18,025
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
275
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 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Kenmare pay

Typical tax bill
$1,223
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$115,500
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 Kenmare's government

🏛️ Official websitekenmarend.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kenmare →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kenmare

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

All of Kenmare'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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