Town Hall · Enterprise

Enterprise, AL town hall & government

Enterprise spent $81.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,750 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Enterprise

William E. CooperMayorSince 2017 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Enterprise's money goes

Spent
$81.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,750
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$129.7 million
$4,357 per resident
Water & other utilities
$22.6 million28%
Parks & libraries
$16.9 million21%
Roads & transportation
$9.7 million12%
Police
$6.5 million8%
Administration & buildings
$5.5 million7%
Fire
$5.2 million6%
Sewer & trash
$4.8 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.7 million2%
Health & welfare
$204,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$130,000<1%
Other
$8.6 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 45%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Enterprise

Full-time staff
489
109 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
54
and 52 full-time firefighters
Health & welfare
192 full-time51 part
Police
74 full-time8 part
Fire
54 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
30 full-time38 part
Sewer & trash
47 full-time
Administration & buildings
28 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
24 full-time
Water & other utilities
19 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time1 part
Other
18 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Enterprise City School District

Enterprise's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,322
Alabama: $13,926
Students
6,585
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,322 per pupil, $6,647 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 Enterprise pay

Typical tax bill
$843
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.42%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$202,900
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.

Local

Contact Enterprise's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofenterprise.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Enterprise →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Enterprise

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

All of Enterprise'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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