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Hooper, NE town hall & government

Hooper spent $1.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,872 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hooper's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,872
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$3 million
$3,647 per resident
Roads & transportation
$577,00037%
Parks & libraries
$205,00013%
Water & other utilities
$192,00012%
Administration & buildings
$153,00010%
Interest on debt
$150,00010%
Police
$115,0007%
Sewer & trash
$84,0005%
Fire
$74,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the state 22%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hooper

Full-time staff
10
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Logan View Public Schools

Hooper's K–12 school district, shared with Hooper, Nickerson, Uehling, Winslow, Logan and Nickerson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,732
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,732 per pupil, $8,752 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 Hooper pay

Typical tax bill
$2,243
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$173,200
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 Hooper's government

Town hall & decisions in Hooper →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hooper

Hooper is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Mike Flood. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Hooper'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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