Town Hall · Creola

Creola, AL town hall & government

Creola spent $510,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $251 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Creola's money goes

Spent
$510,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$251
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$365,000
$180 per resident
Administration & buildings
$179,00035%
Police
$171,00034%
Roads & transportation
$110,00022%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0007%
Interest on debt
$15,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 70%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Creola

Full-time staff
0
95 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time95 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mobile County School District

Creola's K–12 school district, shared with Bayou La Batre, Citronelle, Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mount Vernon and Prichard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,984
Alabama: $13,926
Students
50,929
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$329.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 28%

Of the $14,984 per pupil, $7,369 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 Creola pay

Typical tax bill
$793
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$211,000
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 Creola's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcreola.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Creola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Creola

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

All of Creola'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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