Town Hall · Carlin

Carlin, NV town hall & government

Carlin spent $4.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,298 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carlin's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,298
typical Nevada cities: $2,178
Long-term debt
$97,000
$50 per resident
Police
$964,00022%
Roads & transportation
$828,00018%
Sewer & trash
$607,00014%
Water & other utilities
$591,00013%
Administration & buildings
$545,00012%
Fire
$208,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$113,0003%
Paid to other governments
$97,0002%
Health & welfare
$90,0002%
Parks & libraries
$22,000<1%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$411,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 53%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Carlin

Full-time staff
23
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Carlin didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elko County School District

Carlin's K–12 school district, shared with Elko, Wells and West Wendover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,883
Nevada: $14,868
Students
9,888
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$606,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nevada districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 3%
  • State 89%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,883 per pupil, $8,479 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 Carlin pay

Typical tax bill
$934
a year · Nevada typical $2,027
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Nevada 0.47%
Typical home value
$179,700
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 Carlin's government

Town hall & decisions in Carlin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carlin

Carlin is represented in Congress by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen and Representative Mark E. Amodei. Joe Lombardo is governor.

All of Carlin'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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