Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Centerville run?
Centerville’s town government spent $4.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,192 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Centerville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,192 per resident a year, or $3.27 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
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No comparison or trend for Centerville yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Centerville’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,313 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% 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 Centerville’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 Centerville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Centerville →
Who’s in charge in Centerville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 55 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 (3,549).
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.
Hickman County School District
Centerville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,241 per pupil, $7,862 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.
Centerville’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Centerville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hickman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.2%8,265 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.1%1,968 votesOthers: 0.7% (76 votes).
Most votes in Hickman County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Centerville lies in Hickman County. Every 2024 race in Hickman County is on the county’s page.
Hickman 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 Centerville.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Centerville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Centerville’s government
How much does Centerville spend per resident?
About $1,192 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 Centerville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,313 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Centerville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Centerville yet.
How did Centerville vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Centerville alone. Hickman County, where 100% of Centerville lies, voted Trump 80.2%, Harris 19.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Centerville?
64 full-time and 43 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $225,143 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Centerville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Kerry Roberts) and State House District 69 (Jody Barrett). The House district also covers five 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 →