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Guin, AL town hall & government

Guin spent $3.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,417 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Guin's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,417
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$7.9 million
$3,513 per resident
Water & other utilities
$969,00030%
Administration & buildings
$633,00020%
Parks & libraries
$520,00016%
Police
$450,00014%
Roads & transportation
$346,00011%
Sewer & trash
$211,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$36,0001%
Fire
$23,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From the state 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Guin

Full-time staff
12
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time22 part
Police
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marion County School District

Guin's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Creek, Hackleburg, Hamilton, Brilliant, Gu-Win and Twin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,948
Alabama: $13,926
Students
3,358
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $12,948 per pupil, $7,263 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 Guin pay

Typical tax bill
$373
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$112,000
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 Guin's government

🏛️ Official websiteguinal.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Guin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Guin

Guin is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Robert B. Aderholt. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Guin'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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