How is Carl Junction run?
Carl Junction’s city government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, about $422 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Carl Junction didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Carl Junction is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $422 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Carl Junction 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 Carl Junction yet
Every year of Carl Junction’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 $1,724 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% 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 Carl Junction’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 Carl Junction’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carl Junction →
Who’s in charge in Carl Junction
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 267 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 (8,262).
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.
Carl Junction R-I School District
Carl Junction’s K–12 school district, shared with Asbury, Waco, Airport Drive. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,275 per pupil, $5,732 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.
Carl Junction’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carl Junction alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jasper County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.6%39,084 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.9%13,943 votesOthers: 1.4% (780 votes).
Most votes in Jasper County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Carl Junction lies in Jasper County. Every 2024 race in Jasper County is on the county’s page.
Jasper 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 Carl Junction.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Carl Junction compares with the towns next door
Carl Junction’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $901 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Drive | $901 | $1,431 |
| Carl Junction | estimate | $1,724 |
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 Carl Junction’s government
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Questions about Carl Junction’s government
How much does Carl Junction spend per resident?
About $422 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Carl Junction didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Carl Junction?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,724 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Carl Junction’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carl Junction yet.
How did Carl Junction vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carl Junction alone. Jasper County, where 100% of Carl Junction lies, voted Trump 72.6%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Carl Junction?
31 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $103,999 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Carl Junction in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Jill Carter) and State House District 162 (Bob Bromley). The House district also covers six 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 (for Carl Junction, 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 →