Kelso, WA town hall & government
Kelso spent $30 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,413 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Kelso's government.
Who runs Kelso
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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Coming up at Kelso's town hall
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 20Tue · 6:00 pm
- Nov 3Tue · 6:00 pm
- Nov 3Tue · 6:00 pm
Recent meetings
- Sep 15Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 1Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 1Tue · 4:30 pm
- Aug 18Tue · 6:00 pm
- Aug 4Tue · 6:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council Meeting- 'National Night Out'Tam O' Shanter Park- Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Jul 21Tue · 6:00 pm
- Jul 7Tue · 6:00 pm
- Jun 16Tue · 6:00 pm
Official listings from Kelso's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Kelso's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 31%
- From the state 22%
- Sales taxes 22%
- Utility sales 13%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- Property taxes 5%
- From other local governments 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Kelso
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kelso didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Kelso School District
Kelso's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal
- Local 17%
- State 73%
- Federal 10%
Of the $17,454 per pupil, $9,962 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.
Which schools Kelso kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Kelso pay
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.
Contact Kelso's government
Who represents Kelso
Kelso is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Bob Ferguson is governor.
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.