Detroit, AL town hall & government
Detroit spent $50,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $226 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Detroit's government.
Where Detroit's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 83%
- Sales taxes 10%
- Property taxes 7%
Detroit didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Detroit
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Lamar County School District
Detroit's K–12 school district, shared with Beaverton, Kennedy, Millport, Sulligent and Vernon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal
- Local 17%
- State 64%
- Federal 19%
Of the $12,732 per pupil, $6,570 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.
Which schools Detroit kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Detroit pay
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.
Contact Detroit's government
Who represents Detroit
Detroit is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Robert B. Aderholt. Kay Ivey is governor.
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.