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Falkville, AL town hall & government

Falkville spent $4 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $3,527 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Falkville's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$3,527
typical Alabama cities: $2,450
Long-term debt
$463,000
$404 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million35%
Parks & libraries
$805,00020%
Police
$684,00017%
Sewer & trash
$592,00015%
Administration & buildings
$362,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$146,0004%
Interest on debt
$24,0001%
Paid to other governments
$21,0001%
Roads & transportation
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 62%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Falkville didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Falkville

Full-time staff
19
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$53,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Morgan County School District

Falkville's K–12 school district, shared with Eva, Priceville, Somerville and Trinity. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,419
Alabama: $13,926
Students
7,664
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,419 per pupil, $6,992 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 Falkville pay

Typical tax bill
$496
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$139,600
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 Falkville's government

Town hall & decisions in Falkville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Falkville

Falkville is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Dale W. Strong. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Falkville'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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