Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0New Iberia spent less per resident in 2022 than 78% of similar cities
New Iberia’s city government spent $40.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2024, about $1,468 per resident.
What stands out about how New Iberia is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,181 per resident in 2022: less than 78% of them
New Iberia’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,181 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Louisiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,517, and the middle half spent $1,188–$1,752. New Iberia spent less than 78% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($9.7 million), 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; New Iberia itself left out).
About $1,468 per resident a year, or $4.02 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 22% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years New Iberia 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: $1,181 · 2023: $1,484 · 2024: $1,468.
full-time in March 2025, up from 222 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 $661 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.42% 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 New Iberia’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 New Iberia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Iberia →
Who’s in charge in New Iberia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Iberia’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofnewiberia.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 122 residents
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 (27,473).
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.
Iberia Parish School District
New Iberia’s K–12 school district, shared with Jeanerette, Loreauville, Delcambre. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,435 per pupil, $9,124 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 New Iberia.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofnewiberia.com ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseNew Iberia is split between 3 districts
- 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 New Iberia’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about New Iberia’s government
How much does New Iberia spend per resident?
About $1,468 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,181 was less than 78% of 27 Louisiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in New Iberia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $661 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnewiberia.com.
Who runs New Iberia’s government?
See cityofnewiberia.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Iberia yet.
How many people work for New Iberia?
225 full-time and 25 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $924,762 (about $11.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents New Iberia in the state legislature?
New Iberia is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22 (Blake Miguez). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Iberia’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 →