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Brent, AL town hall & government

Brent spent $3.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $695 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brent's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$695
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$917 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million37%
Police
$628,00019%
Administration & buildings
$431,00013%
Sewer & trash
$381,00012%
Roads & transportation
$380,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$135,0004%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$41,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brent

Full-time staff
22
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time11 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Bibb County School District

Brent's K–12 school district, shared with Centreville, West Blocton and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,212
Alabama: $13,926
Students
3,077
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $13,212 per pupil, $6,793 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 Brent pay

Typical tax bill
$342
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.23%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$146,500
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.

Local

Contact Brent's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbrentalabama.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brent →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brent

Brent is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Gary J. Palmer. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Brent'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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