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Town Hall · Cheneyville

How is Cheneyville run?

Cheneyville’s town government spent $600,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,045 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cheneyville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$600,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,045
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$935,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
7
full-time · 7 part-time · March payroll $25,382 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$199
a year

What stands out about how Cheneyville is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,045 per resident a year, or $2.86 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 30%Fees & charges 29%Utility sales 21%Interest, fines & other 11%Other taxes & licenses 3%From the state 3%Property taxes 2%
An estimate

Cheneyville didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $8,000; interest on debt $35,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $782,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Cheneyville yet

Every year of Cheneyville’s 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $199 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Louisiana$1,180
Cheneyville$199
$199
typical bill a year
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cheneyville’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Tax bills are one input to Cheneyville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cheneyville →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Cheneyville

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Cheneyville’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Cheneyville yet.
Who works for Cheneyville

One full-time town employee for every 82 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 2022 finance file (574).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings2 + 5 pt
Roads & transportation2
Police2
Water & other utilities1 + 1 pt
Other0 + 1 pt
7
full-time
7
part-time
$25,382
payroll for March 2022
$304,584
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$33,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
2
sworn police officers
Estimates.Cheneyville didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Rapides Parish School District

Cheneyville’s K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Ball, Boyce, Forest Hill, Glenmora and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Cheneyville →
$14,716
per pupil · LA $15,623
22,546
students
$167.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,716 per pupil, $8,936 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 38%State 38%Federal 24%

Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Cheneyville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Cheneyville.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Cheneyville’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Cheneyville’s government

How much does Cheneyville spend per resident?

About $1,045 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cheneyville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $782,000.

Who runs Cheneyville’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cheneyville yet.

How many people work for Cheneyville?

7 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25,382 (about $304,584 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Cheneyville in the state legislature?

State Senate District 29 (Jay Luneau) and State House District 38 (Rhonda Butler). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Cheneyville’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors

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 Cheneyville, 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 →