Town Hall · Anacoco

Anacoco, LA town hall & government

Anacoco spent $29,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $37 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Anacoco's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Anacoco's money goes

Spent
$29,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$37
typical Louisiana cities: $1,666
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$21,00072%
Administration & buildings
$8,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%

Anacoco didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Anacoco

Full-time staff
5
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$20,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Police
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Vernon Parish School District

Anacoco's K–12 school district, shared with Hornbeck, Leesville, New Llano, Rosepine and Simpson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,081
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
9,075
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal

  • Local 27%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $13,081 per pupil, $7,220 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Anacoco pay

Typical tax bill
$800
a year · Louisiana typical $1,180
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Louisiana 0.55%
Typical home value
$211,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Anacoco's government

Town hall & decisions in Anacoco →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Anacoco

Anacoco is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Mike Johnson. Jeff Landry is governor.

All of Anacoco's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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