Photo: Alicia Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0Amite City spent less per resident in 2022 than 89% of similar cities
Amite City’s city government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $493 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Amite City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$493 per resident in 2022: less than 89% of them
Amite City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($493 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,060, and the middle half spent $696–$1,494. Amite City spent less than 89% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($161,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Amite City itself left out).
About $493 per resident a year, or $1.35 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 88%.
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No trend yet
Amite City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.18% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Amite City’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 Amite City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Amite City →
Who’s in charge in Amite City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Amite City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on townofamitecity.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 76 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 (4,510).
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.
Tangipahoa Parish School District
Amite City’s K–12 school district, shared with Hammond, Independence, Kentwood, Ponchatoula, Roseland and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,182 per pupil, $8,252 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.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Amite City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townofamitecity.com ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Amite City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Amite City’s government
How much does Amite City spend per resident?
About $493 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $493 was less than 89% of 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Amite City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofamitecity.com.
Who runs Amite City’s government?
See townofamitecity.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Amite City yet.
How many people work for Amite City?
59 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $221,600 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Amite City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Beth Mizell) and State House District 72 (Robby Carter). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Amite City’s 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; 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 →