Town Hall · Doniphan

Doniphan, NE town hall & government

Doniphan spent $3.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,990 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Doniphan's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,990
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$3,179 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million74%
Administration & buildings
$221,0007%
Interest on debt
$213,0006%
Roads & transportation
$104,0003%
Housing & development
$104,0003%
Parks & libraries
$81,0002%
Water & other utilities
$69,0002%
Police
$28,0001%
Fire
$18,0001%
Other
$10,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 56%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Doniphan

Full-time staff
3
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 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

Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools

Doniphan's K–12 school district, shared with Trumbull and Leicester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,912
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
454
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$92,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 74%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,912 per pupil, $12,368 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 Doniphan pay

Typical tax bill
$2,776
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$211,100
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 Doniphan's government

Town hall & decisions in Doniphan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Doniphan

Doniphan is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Doniphan'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.

The coffee’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Doniphan, NEView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Doniphan is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01