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Wahoo, NE town hall & government

Wahoo spent $13.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,720 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wahoo's money goes

Spent
$13.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,720
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
$1,733 per resident
Housing & development
$6 million45%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million17%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million14%
Police
$1.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1 million8%
Fire
$749,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$200,0001%
Other
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Sales taxes 29%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wahoo

Full-time staff
51
48 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
12 full-time32 part
Water & other utilities
14 full-time
Health & welfare
4 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Police
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wahoo Public Schools

Wahoo's K–12 school district, shared with Malmo, Weston, Ithaca, Stocking, Chapman and Center. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,809
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
1,088
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,809 per pupil, $9,653 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 Wahoo pay

Typical tax bill
$3,338
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$243,600
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.

Local

Contact Wahoo's government

🏛️ Official websitewahoo.ne.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wahoo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wahoo

Wahoo is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Don Bacon. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Wahoo'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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