WCF & N Center Point Depot and Substation · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Center Point spent more per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Center Point’s city government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $934 per resident. Water and other utilities ($318,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Center Point is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,359 per resident in 2022: more than 70% of them
Center Point’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,359 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,166, and the middle half spent $1,027–$1,402. Center Point spent more than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($452,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Center Point itself left out).
About $934 per resident a year, or $2.56 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 31% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Center Point reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,359 · 2024: $934.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,528 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.66% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Center Point’s 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.
Tax bills are one input to Center Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Center Point →
Who’s in charge in Center Point
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Center Point’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on centerpointia.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 853 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,559).
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.
Center Point-Urbana Community School District
Center Point’s K–12 school district, shared with Urbana. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,429 per pupil, $7,563 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.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Center Point’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Center Point alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Linn County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.2%66,358 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.3%54,237 votesOthers: 1.4% (1,774 votes).
Most votes in Linn County: Kamala D Harris
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Center Point lies in Linn County. Every 2024 race in Linn County is on the county’s page.
Linn 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 Center Point.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: centerpointia.com ↗
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Center Point’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Center Point’s government
How much does Center Point spend per resident?
About $934 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,359 was more than 70% of 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Center Point?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,528 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see centerpointia.com.
Who runs Center Point’s government?
See centerpointia.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Center Point yet.
How did Center Point vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Center Point alone. Linn County, where 100% of Center Point lies, voted Harris 54.2%, Trump 44.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Center Point?
3 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $69,520 (about $834,240 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Center Point in the state legislature?
State Senate District 42 (Charlie McClintock) and State House District 83 (Cindy Golding). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →