Des Moines, NM town hall & government
Des Moines spent $63,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $521 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Des Moines's government.
Where Des Moines's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 38%
- Fees & charges 28%
- Property taxes 25%
- Sales taxes 9%
Who works for Des Moines
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Des Moines didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Des Moines Municipal Schools
Des Moines's K–12 school district, shared with Folsom and Grenville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal
- Local 15%
- State 80%
- Federal 5%
Of the $27,679 per pupil, $15,781 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 Des Moines kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Des Moines 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 Des Moines's government
Who represents Des Moines
Des Moines is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham 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.