Benjamin House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Shelbina run?
Shelbina’s city government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,152 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($6.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Shelbina is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,152 per resident a year, or $3.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 32%.
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No comparison or trend for Shelbina yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Shelbina’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 23 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $852 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% 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 Shelbina’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 Shelbina’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shelbina →
Who’s in charge in Shelbina
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 42 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,581).
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.
Shelby County R-IV School District
Shelbina’s K–12 school district, shared with Clarence. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,101 per pupil, $8,317 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.
Shelbina’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shelbina alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Shelby County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.5%2,691 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.9%550 votesOthers: 0.6% (21 votes).
Most votes in Shelby County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Shelbina lies in Shelby County. Every 2024 race in Shelby County is on the county’s page.
Shelby 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 Shelbina.
- 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.
Reach Shelbina’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Shelbina’s government
How much does Shelbina spend per resident?
About $1,152 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Shelbina?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $852 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.99% 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 Shelbina’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shelbina yet.
How did Shelbina vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shelbina alone. Shelby County, where 100% of Shelbina lies, voted Trump 82.5%, Harris 16.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shelbina?
38 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $120,177 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Shelbina in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Cindy O'Laughlin) and State House District 4 (Greg Sharpe). The House district also covers 35 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 →