Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Jonesville run?
Jonesville’s town government spent $306,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $333 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Jonesville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Jonesville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Lee County Public Schools
Jonesville’s K–12 school district, shared with Pennington Gap. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,613 per pupil, $8,707 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.
Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $333 per resident a year, or $0.91 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Jonesville 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 Jonesville yet
Every year of Jonesville’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 $847 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% of the home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Jonesville’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 Jonesville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jonesville →
Who’s in charge in Jonesville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jonesville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofjonesville.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 44 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 (920).
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.
Jonesville’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Jonesville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.7%8,674 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.7%1,391 votesOthers: 0.6% (57 votes).
Most votes in Lee County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Jonesville lies in Lee County. Every 2024 race in Lee County is on the county’s page.
Lee 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 Jonesville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofjonesville.org ↗
- 2Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Jonesville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jonesville’s government
How much does Jonesville spend per resident?
About $333 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Jonesville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $315,000.
What is the property tax rate in Jonesville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $847 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofjonesville.org.
Who runs Jonesville’s government?
See townofjonesville.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jonesville yet.
How did Jonesville vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Jonesville alone. Lee County, where 100% of Jonesville lies, voted Trump 85.7%, Harris 13.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jonesville?
21 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $99,670 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Jonesville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Todd Pillion) and House of Delegates District 45 (Terry Kilgore). The House of Delegates district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jonesville’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 Jonesville, 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 →