Photo: Falkonry at English Wikipedia · Public domainHow is Carencro run?
Carencro’s city government spent $12.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to November 30, 2024, about $1,028 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Carencro didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Carencro is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,028 per resident a year, or $2.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Carencro didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Carencro yet
Every year of Carencro’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $904 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.42% 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 Carencro’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 Carencro’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carencro →
Who’s in charge in Carencro
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Carencro’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on carencro.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 157 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (12,365).
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.
Lafayette Parish School District
Carencro’s K–12 school district, shared with Lafayette, Scott, Youngsville, Broussard, Duson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,043 per pupil, $8,246 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 Carencro.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: carencro.org ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseCarencro is split between 2 districts
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Carencro compares with the towns next door
Carencro’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $2,474 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | $2,474 | $1,482 |
| Carencro | estimate | $904 |
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 Carencro’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Carencro’s government
How much does Carencro spend per resident?
About $1,028 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to November 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Carencro didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $16.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Carencro?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $904 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see carencro.org.
Who runs Carencro’s government?
See carencro.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carencro yet.
How many people work for Carencro?
79 full-time and 66 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $362,398 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Carencro in the state legislature?
Carencro is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 24 (Gerald Boudreaux). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Carencro’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 (for Carencro, 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 →