Photo: Billy Hathorn · Public domainHomer runs its own hospital
Homer’s town government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,065 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($15.8 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Homer is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,065 per resident a year, or $2.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 35%.
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$947 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Homer’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($947 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,060, and the middle half spent $644–$1,494. Homer spent less than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($15,000), 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 of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Homer itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Homer 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: $947 · 2023: $1,048 · 2024: $1,065. Per resident it went from $947 to $1,065 (up 12%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,789 to 2,632.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), the same as 24 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.25% 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 Homer’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 Homer’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Homer →
Who’s in charge in Homer
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Homer’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofhomer.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 110 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,632).
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.
Claiborne Parish School District
Homer’s K–12 school district, shared with Athens, Haynesville, Lisbon, Junction City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,387 per pupil, $8,706 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 Homer.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofhomer.com ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 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.
Reach Homer’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Homer’s government
How much does Homer spend per resident?
About $1,065 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Homer also runs a hospital ($15.8 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $947 was less than 61% of 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Homer?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.25% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofhomer.com.
Who runs Homer’s government?
See townofhomer.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Homer yet.
How many people work for Homer?
24 full-time and 139 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 251 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $1.8M (about $21.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Homer in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Stewart Cathey) and State House District 11 (Rashid Young). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Homer’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; 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 →