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Town Hall · Clinton

How is Clinton run?

Clinton’s town government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,464 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Clinton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$2.2M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,464
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$261,000
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
18
full-time · 11 part-time · March payroll $87,686 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$199
0.10% of home value · LA 0.55%

What stands out about how Clinton is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,464 per resident a year, or $4.01 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 47%Property taxes 15%Fees & charges 13%Other taxes & licenses 8%Utility sales 8%From the state 7%Interest, fines & other 2%From other local governments <1%
An estimate

Clinton 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 $84,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $2.5 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Clinton yet

Every year of Clinton’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. About 0.10% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Louisiana$1,180
Clinton$199
$199
typical bill a year
0.10%
effective rate
$204,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clinton’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 Clinton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clinton →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Clinton

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 83 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 (1,486).

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

Police11 + 11 pt
Water & other utilities3
Administration & buildings2
Roads & transportation2
18
full-time
11
part-time
$87,686
payroll for March 2022
$1.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$50,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
10
sworn police officers
Estimates.Clinton 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

East Feliciana Parish School District

Clinton’s K–12 school district, shared with Jackson, Norwood, Slaughter, Wilson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Clinton →
$16,772
per pupil · LA $15,623
1,743
students
$6.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,772 per pupil, $8,900 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 39%State 34%Federal 26%

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

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

Who represents Clinton

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Clinton.

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    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 Clinton’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Clinton’s government

How much does Clinton spend per resident?

About $1,464 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Clinton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.5 million.

What is the property tax rate in Clinton?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.10% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Clinton’s government?

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

How many people work for Clinton?

18 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $87,686 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Clinton in the state legislature?

State Senate District 17 (Caleb Kleinpeter) and State House District 62 (Roy Adams). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Clinton’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 (for Clinton, 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 →