Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0White Pine spent more per resident in 2022 than 65% of similar cities
White Pine’s town government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,059 per resident. Water and other utilities ($462,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how White Pine is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,059 per resident in 2022: more than 65% of them
White Pine’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,059 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 43 Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $698, and the middle half spent $418–$1,168. White Pine spent more than 65% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($391,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; White Pine itself left out).
About $1,059 per resident a year, or $2.90 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
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No trend yet
White Pine reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $981 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.48% 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 Pine’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 Pine’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in White Pine →
Who’s in charge in White Pine
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
White Pine’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on whitepinetn.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 105 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 (2,634).
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.
Jefferson County School District
White Pine’s K–12 school district, shared with Baneberry, Dandridge, Jefferson City, New Market. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,030 per pupil, $6,650 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 Pine’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 Pine alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jefferson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.6%21,068 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.4%4,503 votesOthers: 0.9% (244 votes).
Most votes in Jefferson County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of White Pine lies in Jefferson County; the rest in Hamblen County. Every 2024 race in Jefferson County is on the county’s page.
Jefferson 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 Pine.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: whitepinetn.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 Pine’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about White Pine’s government
How much does White Pine spend per resident?
About $1,059 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,059 was more than 65% of 43 Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in White Pine?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $981 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.48% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see whitepinetn.com.
Who runs White Pine’s government?
See whitepinetn.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for White Pine yet.
How did White Pine vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for White Pine alone. Jefferson County, where 100% of White Pine lies, voted Trump 81.6%, Harris 17.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for White Pine?
25 full-time and 34 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $95,237 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents White Pine in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Jessie Seal) and State House District 11 (Jeremy Faison). 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 →