Town Hall · Hoven

Hoven, SD town hall & government

Hoven spent $890,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,418 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hoven's money goes

Spent
$890,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,418
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$314,00035%
Health & welfare
$184,00021%
Administration & buildings
$123,00014%
Sewer & trash
$112,00013%
Water & other utilities
$90,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0004%
Fire
$26,0003%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Hoven didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Hoven

Full-time staff
3
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time10 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

Hoven School District 53-2

Hoven's K–12 school district, shared with Lebanon, Tolstoy, Sherman and Hudson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,304
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
112
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal

  • Local 84%
  • State 6%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $21,304 per pupil, $11,938 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 Hoven pay

Typical tax bill
$1,406
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$88,300
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 Hoven's government

Town hall & decisions in Hoven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hoven

Hoven is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.

All of Hoven'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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