Town Hall · Babbie

Babbie, AL town hall & government

Babbie spent $7,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $12 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Babbie's money goes

Spent
$7,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$12
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Other
$7,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 55%
  • Sales taxes 45%

Babbie 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 Babbie

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Covington County School District

Babbie's K–12 school district, shared with Carolina, Florala, Gantt, Heath, Horn Hill and Libertyville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,639
Alabama: $13,926
Students
3,085
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $12,639 per pupil, $7,370 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 Babbie pay

Typical tax bill
$289
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.16%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$181,300
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 Babbie's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Babbie

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

All of Babbie'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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