Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0How is Le Center run?
Le Center’s city government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $971 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Le Center is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $971 per resident a year, or $2.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$971 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Le Center’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($971 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,112, and the middle half spent $740–$1,505. Le Center spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($748,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Le Center itself left out).
No trend yet
Le Center reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,425 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Le Center’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 Le Center’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Le Center →
Who’s in charge in Le Center
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Le Center’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoflecenter.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 191 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 (2,482).
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.
Tri-City United School District
Le Center’s K–12 school district, shared with Heidelberg, Lexington Township, Montgomery, Montgomery Township, Erin Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,049 per pupil, $8,836 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.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Le Center’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Le Center alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Le Sueur County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.8%11,503 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.3%5,636 votesOthers: 1.9% (330 votes).
Most votes in Le Sueur County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Le Center lies in Le Sueur County. Every 2024 race in Le Sueur County is on the county’s page.
Le Sueur County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Le Center.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoflecenter.com ↗
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Le Center compares with the towns next door
Le Center spent $971 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington Township | $193 | $2,950 |
| Le Center | $971 | $2,425 |
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 Le Center’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Le Center’s government
How much does Le Center spend per resident?
About $971 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 $971 was less than 62% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Le Center?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,425 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoflecenter.com.
Who runs Le Center’s government?
See cityoflecenter.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Le Center yet.
How did Le Center vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Le Center alone. Le Sueur County, where 100% of Le Center lies, voted Trump 65.8%, Harris 32.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Le Center?
13 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $82,566 (about $990,792 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Le Center in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Rich Draheim) and State House District 22B (Terry Stier). The House district also covers 33 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Le Center’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; 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 →