Photo: Wikilester 3 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Winnfield run?
Winnfield’s city government spent $7.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,863 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Winnfield didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Winnfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,863 per resident a year, or $5.10 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Winnfield didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Winnfield yet
Every year of Winnfield’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →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 Winnfield’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 Winnfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winnfield →
Who’s in charge in Winnfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Winnfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofwinnfield.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 54 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (3,994).
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.
Winn Parish School District
Winnfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Atlanta, Calvin, Dodson, Sikes. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,117 per pupil, $7,997 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 Winnfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofwinnfield.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 Winnfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Winnfield’s government
How much does Winnfield spend per resident?
About $1,863 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Winnfield didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $15.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Winnfield?
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 cityofwinnfield.com.
Who runs Winnfield’s government?
See cityofwinnfield.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winnfield yet.
How many people work for Winnfield?
74 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $256,037 (about $3.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Winnfield in the state legislature?
Winnfield is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Winnfield’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Winnfield, 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 →