Photo: TheLionHasSeen · CC BY-SA 4.0Bossier City spent more per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Bossier City’s city government spent $98.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,578 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bossier City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,224 per resident in 2022: more than 74% of them
Bossier City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,224 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 137 Louisiana cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $859, and the middle half spent $339–$1,306. Bossier City spent more than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($14.6 million), 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 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bossier City itself left out).
About $1,578 per resident a year, or $4.32 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 26%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bossier City 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: $1,224 · 2023: $1,447 · 2024: $1,578. Per resident it went from $1,224 to $1,578 (up 29%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 68,216 to 62,635.
full-time in March 2025, up from 669 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,245 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% 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 Bossier 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 Bossier City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bossier City →
Who’s in charge in Bossier City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bossier City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bossiercity.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 91 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (62,635).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bossier Parish School District
Bossier City’s K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Haughton, Plain Dealing. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,060 per pupil, $8,024 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
Bossier City sends 4 representatives to the Louisiana House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bossiercity.org ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseBossier City is split between 4 districts
- 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.
How Bossier City compares with the towns next door
Bossier City spent $1,224 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,611. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Shreveport | $1,611 | $1,201 |
| Bossier City | $1,224 | $1,245 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bossier City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bossier City’s government
How much does Bossier City spend per resident?
About $1,578 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,224 was more than 74% of 137 Louisiana cities that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bossier City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,245 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bossiercity.org.
Who runs Bossier City’s government?
See bossiercity.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bossier City yet.
How many people work for Bossier City?
690 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.7M (about $44.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bossier City in the state legislature?
Bossier City is split among 4 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bossier City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →