Farmers and Merchants Bank Building · Photo: Just an image guy · CC BY 4.0How is White Bluff run?
White Bluff’s town government spent $2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $538 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: White Bluff didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how White Bluff is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $538 per resident a year, or $1.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
White Bluff 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 White Bluff yet
Every year of White Bluff’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $1,287 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 White Bluff’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 White Bluff’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in White Bluff →
Who’s in charge in White Bluff
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
White Bluff’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofwhitebluff.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 335 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 (3,689).
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.
Dickson County School District
White Bluff’s K–12 school district, shared with Burns, Charlotte, Dickson, Slayden, Vanleer. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,642 per pupil, $6,814 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.
White Bluff’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for White Bluff alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dickson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.4%19,002 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.5%5,913 votesOthers: 1.1% (289 votes).
Most votes in Dickson County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of White Bluff lies in Dickson County. Every 2024 race in Dickson County is on the county’s page.
Dickson 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 White Bluff.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofwhitebluff.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 White Bluff’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about White Bluff’s government
How much does White Bluff spend per resident?
About $538 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (White Bluff didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in White Bluff?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,287 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 townofwhitebluff.com.
Who runs White Bluff’s government?
See townofwhitebluff.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for White Bluff yet.
How did White Bluff vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for White Bluff alone. Dickson County, where 100% of White Bluff lies, voted Trump 75.4%, Harris 23.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for White Bluff?
11 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $97,072 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents White Bluff in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Kerry Roberts) and State House District 78 (Mary Littleton). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about White Bluff’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 White Bluff, 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 →