Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Hohenwald run?
Hohenwald’s city government spent $4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,000 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hohenwald didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Hohenwald is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,000 per resident a year, or $2.74 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hohenwald 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 Hohenwald yet
Every year of Hohenwald’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 →The typical homeowner pays $690 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% 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 Hohenwald’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 Hohenwald’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hohenwald →
Who’s in charge in Hohenwald
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hohenwald’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on hohenwald.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 68 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,968).
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.
Lewis County School District
Hohenwald’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $6,567 per pupil, $4,000 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.
Hohenwald’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hohenwald alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lewis County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.4%4,852 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.8%991 votesOthers: 0.8% (47 votes).
Most votes in Lewis County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Hohenwald lies in Lewis County. Every 2024 race in Lewis County is on the county’s page.
Lewis 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 Hohenwald.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hohenwald.com ↗
- 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 Hohenwald’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hohenwald’s government
How much does Hohenwald spend per resident?
About $1,000 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Hohenwald didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Hohenwald?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $690 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hohenwald.com.
Who runs Hohenwald’s government?
See hohenwald.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hohenwald yet.
How did Hohenwald vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hohenwald alone. Lewis County, where 100% of Hohenwald lies, voted Trump 82.4%, Harris 16.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hohenwald?
58 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $248,397 (about $3.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hohenwald in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Joey Hensley) and State House District 69 (Jody Barrett). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hohenwald’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Hohenwald, 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 →