Chandler Stone Wall · Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Mount Juliet run?
Mount Juliet’s city government spent $47.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,118 per resident.
What stands out about how Mount Juliet is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,118 per resident a year, or $3.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$547 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Mount Juliet’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($547 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 174 Tennessee cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $646, and the middle half spent $336–$1,068. Mount Juliet spent less than 57% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Juliet itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 126% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mount Juliet 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: $547 · 2023: $958 · 2024: $1,118. Per resident it went from $547 to $1,118 (up 104%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 38,526 to 42,548.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,849 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% 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 Mount Juliet’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 Mount Juliet’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Juliet →
Who’s in charge in Mount Juliet
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mount Juliet’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofmtjuliet.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 200 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (42,548).
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.
Wilson County School District
Mount Juliet’s K–12 school district, shared with Watertown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,291 per pupil, $6,238 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.
Mount Juliet’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mount Juliet alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wilson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.4%56,425 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.4%23,855 votesOthers: 1.2% (974 votes).
Most votes in Wilson County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Mount Juliet lies in Wilson County. Every 2024 race in Wilson County is on the county’s page.
Wilson 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 Mount Juliet.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofmtjuliet.org ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Mount Juliet compares with the towns next door
Mount Juliet spent $547 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,262. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Mount Juliet’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Juliet’s government
How much does Mount Juliet spend per resident?
About $1,118 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $547 was less than 57% of 174 Tennessee cities that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Juliet?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,849 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofmtjuliet.org.
Who runs Mount Juliet’s government?
See cityofmtjuliet.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Juliet yet.
How did Mount Juliet vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mount Juliet alone. Wilson County, where 100% of Mount Juliet lies, voted Trump 69.4%, Harris 29.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mount Juliet?
213 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Juliet in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Mark Pody) and State House District 57 (Susan Lynn). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mount Juliet’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; 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 →