Photo: Rowen Hansen · CC BY-SA 4.0Adrian spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Adrian’s city government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $702 per resident. Water and other utilities ($280,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Adrian is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$702 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Adrian’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($702 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $313, and the middle half spent $137–$614. Adrian spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($179,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Adrian itself left out).
About $702 per resident a year, or $1.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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No trend yet
Adrian reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $977 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Adrian’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 Adrian’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Adrian →
Who’s in charge in Adrian
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Adrian’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on adrianmo.com/cityofadrian ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 178 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 (1,601).
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.
Adrian R-III School District
Adrian’s K–12 school district, shared with East Boone Township, Grand River Township, Deer Creek Township, Mound Township, Shawnee Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,701 per pupil, $6,483 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Adrian’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Adrian alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bates County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.3%6,702 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.7%1,563 votesOthers: 0.9% (79 votes).
Most votes in Bates County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Adrian lies in Bates County. Every 2024 race in Bates County is on the county’s page.
Bates 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 Adrian.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: adrianmo.com/cityofadrian ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Adrian’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Adrian’s government
How much does Adrian spend per resident?
About $702 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $702 was more than 80% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Adrian?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $977 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see adrianmo.com/cityofadrian.
Who runs Adrian’s government?
See adrianmo.com/cityofadrian for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Adrian yet.
How did Adrian vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Adrian alone. Bates County, where 100% of Adrian lies, voted Trump 80.3%, Harris 18.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Adrian?
9 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $37,831 (about $453,972 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Adrian in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Rick Brattin) and State House District 62 (Sherri Gallick). The House district also covers 26 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 →