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Hueytown, AL town hall & government

Hueytown spent $22 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,345 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hueytown's money goes

Spent
$22 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,345
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
$615 per resident
Police
$7.4 million34%
Fire
$4.1 million19%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million11%
Sewer & trash
$2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.5 million7%
Health & welfare
$748,0003%
Interest on debt
$390,0002%
Housing & development
$349,0002%
Parks & libraries
$333,0002%
Other
$1.3 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 56%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hueytown

Full-time staff
114
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
and 30 full-time firefighters
Fire
43 full-time
Police
35 full-time
Roads & transportation
16 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
11 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time6 part
Other
2 full-time2 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

Jefferson County School District

Hueytown's K–12 school district, shared with Adamsville, Brighton, Brookside, Cardiff, Center Point and Fultondale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,625
Alabama: $13,926
Students
35,671
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$274.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,625 per pupil, $6,769 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 Hueytown pay

Typical tax bill
$873
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$155,300
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 Hueytown's government

🏛️ Official websitehueytownal.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hueytown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hueytown

Hueytown is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Hueytown'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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