Town Hall · Abbeville

Abbeville, AL town hall & government

Abbeville spent $1.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $531 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Abbeville's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$531
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$412 per resident
Police
$380,00028%
Roads & transportation
$242,00018%
Water & other utilities
$230,00017%
Administration & buildings
$219,00016%
Parks & libraries
$143,00011%
Sewer & trash
$109,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 44%
  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Abbeville

Full-time staff
39
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$24,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Henry County School District

Abbeville's K–12 school district, shared with Haleburg, Headland and Newville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,628
Alabama: $13,926
Students
2,539
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal

  • Local 19%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,628 per pupil, $7,082 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 Abbeville pay

Typical tax bill
$371
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.34%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$107,600
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.

Local

Contact Abbeville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofabbeville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Abbeville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Abbeville

Abbeville is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Barry Moore. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Abbeville'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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