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Town Hall · Cullen

How is Cullen run?

Cullen’s town government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,478 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cullen didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1.6M
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,478
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$187,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
5
full-time · 5 part-time · March payroll $19,151

What stands out about how Cullen is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,478 per resident a year, or $4.05 a day

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

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 43%Property taxes 15%Fees & charges 13%Other taxes & licenses 12%Utility sales 8%From the state 7%Interest, fines & other 2%From other local governments <1%
An estimate

Cullen 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 $62,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $1.8 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Cullen yet

Every year of Cullen’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 →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Cullen

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 211 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 (1,056).

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

Administration & buildings2 + 2 pt
Police1 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities2
5
full-time
5
part-time
$19,151
payroll for March 2022
$229,812
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$35,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
1
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Cullen’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Webster Parish School District

Cullen’s K–12 school district, shared with Cotton Valley, Dixie Inn, Doyline, Dubberly, Heflin and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Cullen →
$16,109
per pupil · LA $15,623
5,359
students
$27.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,109 per pupil, $9,901 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 40%State 37%Federal 23%

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

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

Who represents Cullen

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Cullen.

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.

Next door

How Cullen compares with the towns next door

Cullen’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Springhillestimate$199
Cullenestimate—

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 Cullen’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Cullen’s government

How much does Cullen spend per resident?

About $1,478 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cullen didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.8 million.

Who runs Cullen’s government?

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

How many people work for Cullen?

5 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,151 (about $229,812 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Cullen in the state legislature?

State Senate District 33 (Stewart Cathey) and State House District 10 (Wayne McMahen). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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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 Cullen, 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 →