Town Hall · Camden

Camden, AL town hall & government

Camden spent $2.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,342 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Camden's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,342
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$415,000
$229 per resident
Water & other utilities
$596,00024%
Police
$525,00022%
Sewer & trash
$499,00020%
Administration & buildings
$486,00020%
Roads & transportation
$110,0005%
Parks & libraries
$59,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0001%
Other
$125,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government <1%

Camden didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Camden

Full-time staff
18
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Camden didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wilcox County School District

Camden's K–12 school district, shared with Oak Hill, Pine Apple, Pine Hill and Yellow Bluff. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,885
Alabama: $13,926
Students
1,190
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 28%

Of the $19,885 per pupil, $8,866 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 Camden pay

Typical tax bill
$492
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$132,300
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 Camden's government

🏛️ Official websitecamdenalabama.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Camden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Camden

Camden is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Camden'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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