Town Hall · Algona

Algona, WA town hall & government

Algona spent $5.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,628 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Algona

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Algona's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,628
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$710 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million27%
Police
$1.4 million27%
Water & other utilities
$691,00013%
Administration & buildings
$687,00013%
Roads & transportation
$281,0005%
Parks & libraries
$187,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$155,0003%
Interest on debt
$112,0002%
Housing & development
$68,0001%
Health & welfare
$20,000<1%
Other
$221,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Algona

Full-time staff
26
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time7 part
Police
8 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Auburn School District

Algona's K–12 school district, shared with Auburn and Pacific. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,774
Washington: $18,444
Students
18,107
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$437.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,774 per pupil, $10,191 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 Algona pay

Typical tax bill
$3,733
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$441,500
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 Algona's government

🏛️ Official websitealgonawa.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Algona →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Algona

Algona is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Adam Smith. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Algona'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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