Norwood Hills Country Club · Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Jennings run?
Jennings’ city government spent $10.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2023, about $802 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Jennings didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Jennings is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $802 per resident a year, or $2.20 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Jennings 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 Jennings yet
Every year of Jennings’ 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 $1,369 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.99% 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 Jennings’ 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 Jennings’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jennings →
Who’s in charge in Jennings
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jennings’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofjennings.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 258 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 2023 finance file (12,886).
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.
Jennings School District
Jennings’ K–12 school district, shared with Flordell Hills, Country Club Hills. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,239 per pupil, $6,659 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.
Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District · $15,294 per pupil
Normandy Schools Collaborative · $16,947 per pupil
Riverview Gardens School District · $15,972 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Jennings’ votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jennings alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Louis County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat60.8%305,635 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.4%187,982 votesOthers: 1.8% (9,121 votes).
Most votes in St. Louis County: Kamala D Harris
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Jennings lies in St. Louis County. Every 2024 race in St. Louis County is on the county’s page.
St. Louis 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 Jennings.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofjennings.org ↗
- 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 Jennings compares with the towns next door
Jennings’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $247 to $2,747 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Court | $247 | $1,864 |
| Ferguson | $813 | $1,661 |
| St. Louis | $2,747 | $2,033 |
| Northwoods | estimate | $1,570 |
| Country Club Hills | estimate | $1,269 |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | estimate | $1,727 |
| Pine Lawn | estimate | $825 |
| Jennings | estimate | $1,369 |
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 Jennings’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jennings’ government
How much does Jennings spend per resident?
About $802 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Jennings didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Jennings?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,369 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.99% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofjennings.org.
Who runs Jennings’ government?
See cityofjennings.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jennings yet.
How did Jennings vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jennings alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Jennings lies, voted Harris 60.8%, Trump 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jennings?
50 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $223,701 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Jennings in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Angela Mosley) and State House District 85 (Yolonda Fountain-Henderson). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jennings’ 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 Jennings, 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 →