Town Hall · Douglas

Douglas, WY town hall & government

Douglas spent $29.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,651 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Douglas

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Douglas's money goes

Spent
$29.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,651
typical Wyoming cities: $2,551
Long-term debt
$52,000
$8 per resident
Parks & libraries
$9.1 million31%
Sewer & trash
$4.1 million14%
Police
$3.2 million11%
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million10%
Administration & buildings
$3 million10%
Water & other utilities
$2 million7%
Fire
$736,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$584,0002%
Health & welfare
$174,0001%
Housing & development
$135,000<1%
Other
$3.7 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • From other local governments 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Douglas

Full-time staff
68
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
19 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
7 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Converse County School District 1

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

Spending per pupil
$23,368
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
1,672
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal

  • Local 51%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $23,368 per pupil, $13,977 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 Douglas pay

Typical tax bill
$1,483
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$267,400
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 Douglas's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdouglaswy.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Douglas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Douglas

Douglas is represented in Congress by Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia M. Lummis and Representative Harriet M. Hageman. Mark Gordon is governor.

All of Douglas'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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