Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Mansfield run?
Mansfield’s city government spent $4.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $958 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mansfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $958 per resident a year, or $2.62 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 37%.
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$958 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Mansfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($958 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. Mansfield spent less than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($648,000), 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; Mansfield itself left out).
No trend yet
Mansfield 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. About 0.18% 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 Mansfield’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 Mansfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mansfield →
Who’s in charge in Mansfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 75 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 (4,579).
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.
De Soto Parish School District
Mansfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Grand Cane, Keachi, Logansport, Longstreet, South Mansfield and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,190 per pupil, $10,745 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 Mansfield.
- 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.
How Mansfield compares with the towns next door
Mansfield spent $958 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $653. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| South Mansfield | $653 | $199 |
| Mansfield | $958 | $199 |
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 Mansfield’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mansfield’s government
How much does Mansfield spend per resident?
About $958 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 $958 was less than 57% of 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mansfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Mansfield’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mansfield yet.
How many people work for Mansfield?
61 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $119,088 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mansfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Alan Seabaugh) and State House District 7 (Larry Bagley). The House district also covers 13 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; 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 →