Town Hall · Lipscomb

Lipscomb, AL town hall & government

Lipscomb spent $1.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $811 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lipscomb's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$811
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$664,00039%
Water & other utilities
$419,00024%
Sewer & trash
$209,00012%
Police
$164,00010%
Fire
$67,0004%
Parks & libraries
$39,0002%
Other
$150,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb

Full-time staff
9
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$16,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Police
0 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
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

Jefferson County School District

Lipscomb'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 Lipscomb pay

Typical tax bill
$386
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$90,400
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 Lipscomb's government

Town hall & decisions in Lipscomb →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lipscomb

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

All of Lipscomb'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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