Town Hall · Coosada

Coosada, AL town hall & government

Coosada spent $465,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $354 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Coosada's money goes

Spent
$465,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$354
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$120,000
$91 per resident
Police
$201,00043%
Administration & buildings
$182,00039%
Sewer & trash
$54,00012%
Fire
$14,0003%
Roads & transportation
$5,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 61%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Fees & charges 3%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Coosada

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Police
3 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elmore County School District

Coosada's K–12 school district, shared with Deatsville, Eclectic, Elmore, Wetumpka and Millbrook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,174
Alabama: $13,926
Students
11,820
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$78.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,174 per pupil, $6,924 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 Coosada pay

Typical tax bill
$507
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.30%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$169,900
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 Coosada's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Coosada

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

All of Coosada'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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