Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0How is White Springs run?
White Springs’ town government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,578 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: White Springs didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how White Springs is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,578 per resident a year, or $4.32 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 43%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
White Springs didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for White Springs yet
Every year of White Springs’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $758 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.90% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at White Springs’ rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to White Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in White Springs →
Who’s in charge in White Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
White Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on whitesprings.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 154 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (768).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Hamilton County School District
White Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Jasper, Jennings. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,222 per pupil, $6,706 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
White Springs’ votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for White Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hamilton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.9%3,964 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.0%1,727 votesOthers: 1.1% (61 votes).
Most votes in Hamilton County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of White Springs lies in Hamilton County. Every 2024 race in Hamilton County is on the county’s page.
Hamilton County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for White Springs.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: whitesprings.org ↗
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach White Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about White Springs’ government
How much does White Springs spend per resident?
About $1,578 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (White Springs didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in White Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $758 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.90% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see whitesprings.org.
Who runs White Springs’ government?
See whitesprings.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for White Springs yet.
How did White Springs vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for White Springs alone. Hamilton County, where 100% of White Springs lies, voted Trump 68.9%, Harris 30.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for White Springs?
5 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $27,205 (about $326,460 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents White Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Corey Simon) and State House District 7 (Jason Shoaf). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about White Springs’ government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for White Springs, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →