How is Carterville run?
Carterville’s city government spent $692,000 on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, about $352 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Carterville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Carterville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $352 per resident a year, or $0.96 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 51%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Carterville didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Carterville yet
Every year of Carterville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $894 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.92% 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 Carterville’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 Carterville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carterville →
Who’s in charge in Carterville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Carterville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cartervillemo.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 151 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,965).
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.
Webb City R-VII School District
Carterville’s K–12 school district, shared with Alba, Neck City, Purcell, Oronogo, Webb City and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,561 per pupil, $6,041 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.
Carterville’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carterville 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 Carterville 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 Carterville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cartervillemo.com ↗
- 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 Carterville compares with the towns next door
Carterville’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Webb City | estimate | $1,130 |
| Carterville | estimate | $894 |
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 Carterville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Carterville’s government
How much does Carterville spend per resident?
About $352 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Carterville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $857,000.
What is the property tax rate in Carterville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $894 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.92% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cartervillemo.com.
Who runs Carterville’s government?
See cartervillemo.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carterville yet.
How did Carterville vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carterville alone. Jasper County, where 100% of Carterville lies, voted Trump 72.6%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Carterville?
13 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $58,844 (about $706,128 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Carterville 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.
Ask neighbors about Carterville’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 Carterville, 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 →