Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Luttrell run?
Luttrell’s city government spent $673,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $619 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Luttrell didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Luttrell is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $619 per resident a year, or $1.70 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 69%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Luttrell 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 Luttrell yet
Every year of Luttrell’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 $525 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.34% 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 Luttrell’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 Luttrell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Luttrell →
Who’s in charge in Luttrell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 363 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,088).
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.
Union County School District
Luttrell’s K–12 school district, shared with Maynardville, Plainview. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,018 per pupil, $7,214 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.
Luttrell’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Luttrell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Union County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.2%7,384 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.0%1,216 votesOthers: 0.8% (69 votes).
Most votes in Union County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Luttrell lies in Union County. Every 2024 race in Union County is on the county’s page.
Union 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 Luttrell.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
How Luttrell compares with the towns next door
Luttrell’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $169 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Plainview | $169 | $623 |
| Luttrell | estimate | $525 |
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 Luttrell’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Luttrell’s government
How much does Luttrell spend per resident?
About $619 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Luttrell didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Luttrell?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $525 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.34% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Luttrell’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Luttrell yet.
How did Luttrell vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Luttrell alone. Union County, where 100% of Luttrell lies, voted Trump 85.2%, Harris 14.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Luttrell?
3 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,507 (about $198,084 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Luttrell in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Jessie Seal) and State House District 36 (Dennis Powers). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Luttrell’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 Luttrell, 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 →