Town Hall · Winnemucca

Winnemucca, NV town hall & government

Winnemucca spent $20.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,402 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winnemucca's money goes

Spent
$20.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,402
typical Nevada cities: $2,178
Long-term debt
$16 million
$1,912 per resident
Roads & transportation
$6.6 million33%
Police
$5.3 million26%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million9%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million6%
Fire
$478,0002%
Interest on debt
$374,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$349,0002%
Other
$157,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Winnemucca

Full-time staff
60
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
27 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 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

Humboldt County School District

Winnemucca's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,294
Nevada: $14,868
Students
3,349
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 6%
  • State 79%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $16,294 per pupil, $9,123 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 Winnemucca pay

Typical tax bill
$1,708
a year · Nevada typical $2,027
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Nevada 0.47%
Typical home value
$309,100
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.

Local

Contact Winnemucca's government

🏛️ Official websitewinnemuccacity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winnemucca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winnemucca

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

All of Winnemucca'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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