Town Hall · Shoshoni

Shoshoni, WY town hall & government

Shoshoni spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,452 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shoshoni's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,452
typical Wyoming cities: $2,280
Long-term debt
$48,000
$74 per resident
Police
$463,00021%
Sewer & trash
$354,00016%
Parks & libraries
$350,00016%
Administration & buildings
$191,0009%
Water & other utilities
$151,0007%
Roads & transportation
$119,0005%
Housing & development
$67,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$65,0003%
Health & welfare
$21,0001%
Fire
$15,0001%
Other
$441,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 27%
  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shoshoni

Full-time staff
13
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Fremont County School District 24

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

Spending per pupil
$25,216
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
389
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 69%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $25,216 per pupil, $14,530 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 Shoshoni pay

Typical tax bill
$532
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$112,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Shoshoni's government

🏛️ Official websiteshoshoniwyoming.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shoshoni →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shoshoni

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

All of Shoshoni'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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