Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Caruthersville run?
Caruthersville’s city government spent $7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,317 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Caruthersville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Caruthersville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,317 per resident a year, or $3.61 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Caruthersville 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 Caruthersville yet
Every year of Caruthersville’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 44 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,225 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.14% 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 Caruthersville’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 Caruthersville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Caruthersville →
Who’s in charge in Caruthersville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Caruthersville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on caruthersvillecity.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 120 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (5,289).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Caruthersville 18 School District
Caruthersville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,310 per pupil, $6,534 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.
Pemiscot County R-III School District · $15,531 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Caruthersville’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Caruthersville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pemiscot County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.3%3,917 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.3%1,331 votesOthers: 0.4% (22 votes).
Most votes in Pemiscot County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Caruthersville lies in Pemiscot County. Every 2024 race in Pemiscot County is on the county’s page.
Pemiscot 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 Caruthersville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: caruthersvillecity.com ↗
- 2Missouri HouseCaruthersville is split between 2 districts
- 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 Caruthersville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Caruthersville’s government
How much does Caruthersville spend per resident?
About $1,317 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Caruthersville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $8.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Caruthersville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,225 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see caruthersvillecity.com.
Who runs Caruthersville’s government?
See caruthersvillecity.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Caruthersville yet.
How did Caruthersville vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Caruthersville alone. Pemiscot County, where 100% of Caruthersville lies, voted Trump 74.3%, Harris 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Caruthersville?
44 full-time and 89 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $343,320 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Caruthersville in the state legislature?
Caruthersville is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Missouri Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 25 (Jason Bean). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Caruthersville’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 Caruthersville, 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 →