Downtown Webb City Historic District · Photo: Kaethesson · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Webb City run?
Webb City’s city government spent $10.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, about $876 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Webb City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Webb City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $876 per resident a year, or $2.40 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Webb City 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 Webb City yet
Every year of Webb City’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, up from 96 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,130 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 Webb City’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 Webb City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Webb City →
Who’s in charge in Webb City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 119 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (12,324).
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.
Webb City R-VII School District
Webb City’s K–12 school district, shared with Alba, Carterville, Neck City, Purcell, Oronogo 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.
Joplin School District · $11,195 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Webb City’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Webb City 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 Webb City 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 Webb City.
- 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.
How Webb City compares with the towns next door
Webb City’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,056 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Joplin | $1,056 | $1,158 |
| Carterville | estimate | $894 |
| Webb City | estimate | $1,130 |
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 Webb City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Webb City’s government
How much does Webb City spend per resident?
About $876 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Webb City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Webb City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,130 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% 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 Webb City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Webb City yet.
How did Webb City vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Webb City alone. Jasper County, where 100% of Webb City lies, voted Trump 72.6%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Webb City?
104 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $477,062 (about $5.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Webb City 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 Webb City’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 (for Webb City, 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 →