Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Smithville spent less per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Smithville’s city government spent $7.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, about $683 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Smithville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$683 per resident in 2022: less than 77% of them
Smithville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($683 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 26 Missouri cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $934, and the middle half spent $738–$1,248. Smithville spent less than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Smithville itself left out).
About $683 per resident a year, or $1.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
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No trend yet
Smithville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 57 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,850 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.98% 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 Smithville’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 Smithville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Smithville →
Who’s in charge in Smithville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Smithville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on smithvillemo.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 178 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 (11,011).
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.
Smithville R-II School District
Smithville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,410 per pupil, $7,504 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.
Smithville’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Smithville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clay County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.0%67,688 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.4%60,345 votesOthers: 1.6% (2,127 votes).
Most votes in Clay County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Smithville lies in Clay County; the rest in Platte County. Every 2024 race in Clay County is on the county’s page.
Clay 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 Smithville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: smithvillemo.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.
Reach Smithville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Smithville’s government
How much does Smithville spend per resident?
About $683 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $683 was less than 77% of 26 Missouri cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Smithville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,850 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.98% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see smithvillemo.org.
Who runs Smithville’s government?
See smithvillemo.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Smithville yet.
How did Smithville vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Smithville alone. Clay County, where 100% of Smithville lies, voted Trump 52.0%, Harris 46.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Smithville?
62 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $380,248 (about $4.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Smithville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Kurtis Gregory) and State House District 8 (Josh Hurlbert). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Smithville’s government
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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 →