Town Hall · Oelrichs

Oelrichs, SD town hall & government

Oelrichs spent $34,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $274 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oelrichs's money goes

Spent
$34,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$274
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$16,00047%
Administration & buildings
$7,00021%
Other
$11,00032%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Oelrichs

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oelrichs School District 23-3

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

Spending per pupil
$25,616
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 16%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 63%

Of the $25,616 per pupil, $12,857 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 Oelrichs pay

Typical tax bill
$800
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$71,700
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 Oelrichs's government

Town hall & decisions in Oelrichs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oelrichs

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

All of Oelrichs'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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