Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY 3.0Hosston spent less per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Hosston’s village government spent $9,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $31 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hosston is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$31 per resident in 2022: less than 95% of them
Hosston’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($31 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $495, and the middle half spent $149–$888. Hosston spent less than 95% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hosston itself left out).
About $31 per resident a year, or $0.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Hosston reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hosston’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 Hosston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hosston →
Who’s in charge in Hosston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 98 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 (295).
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.
Caddo Parish School District
Hosston’s K–12 school district, shared with Belcher, Blanchard, Gilliam, Greenwood, Ida and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,782 per pupil, $8,493 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 Hosston.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Hosston’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hosston’s government
How much does Hosston spend per resident?
About $31 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $31 was less than 95% of 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Hosston’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hosston yet.
How many people work for Hosston?
3 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,333 (about $51,996 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hosston in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Sam Jenkins) and State House District 1 (Danny McCormick). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hosston’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 →