Photo: DwayneP. The original uploader was DwayneP at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Bulls Gap spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Bulls Gap’s town government spent $567,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $751 per resident.
What stands out about how Bulls Gap is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,008 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Bulls Gap’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,008 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $574, and the middle half spent $297–$812. Bulls Gap spent more than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($236,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bulls Gap itself left out).
About $751 per resident a year, or $2.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 39%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 22% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bulls Gap reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,008 · 2023: $751.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $816 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.46% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bulls Gap’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 Bulls Gap’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bulls Gap →
Who’s in charge in Bulls Gap
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bulls Gap’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on bullsgaptn.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 252 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (755).
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.
Hawkins County School District
Bulls Gap’s K–12 school district, shared with Church Hill, Mount Carmel, Surgoinsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,892 per pupil, $7,359 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.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bulls Gap’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bulls Gap alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hawkins County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.0%22,066 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.2%3,987 votesOthers: 0.8% (213 votes).
Most votes in Hawkins County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Bulls Gap lies in Hawkins County. Every 2024 race in Hawkins County is on the county’s page.
Hawkins 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 Bulls Gap.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: bullsgaptn.us ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bulls Gap’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bulls Gap’s government
How much does Bulls Gap spend per resident?
About $751 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,008 was more than 82% of 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bulls Gap?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $816 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.46% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bullsgaptn.us.
Who runs Bulls Gap’s government?
See bullsgaptn.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bulls Gap yet.
How did Bulls Gap vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bulls Gap alone. Hawkins County, where 100% of Bulls Gap lies, voted Trump 84.0%, Harris 15.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bulls Gap?
3 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,750 (about $201,000 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bulls Gap in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Bobby Harshbarger) and State House District 9 (Gary Hicks). The House district also covers eight 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 →