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Homewood, AL town hall & government

Homewood spent $65.5 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $2,513 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Homewood's money goes

Spent
$65.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,513
typical Alabama cities: $2,450
Long-term debt
$166.8 million
$6,403 per resident
Police
$12.2 million19%
Fire
$8.4 million13%
Parks & libraries
$6.7 million10%
Interest on debt
$4.6 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.3 million5%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million4%
Sewer & trash
$2 million3%
Roads & transportation
$415,0001%
Health & welfare
$383,0001%
Other
$24.4 million37%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 51%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Homewood

Full-time staff
353
106 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
88
and 76 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
82 full-time61 part
Police
103 full-time1 part
Fire
77 full-time
Sewer & trash
63 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time35 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
12 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Homewood didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Homewood City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,408
Alabama: $13,926
Students
4,464
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,408 per pupil, $9,351 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 Homewood pay

Typical tax bill
$3,478
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$558,500
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 Homewood's government

🏛️ Official websitehomewoodal.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Homewood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Homewood

Homewood is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representatives Terri A. Sewell and Gary J. Palmer. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Homewood'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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