Town Hall · Locust Fork

Locust Fork, AL town hall & government

Locust Fork spent $531,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $451 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Locust Fork's money goes

Spent
$531,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$451
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$182,00034%
Roads & transportation
$161,00030%
Fire
$123,00023%
Parks & libraries
$54,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 69%
  • From other local governments 20%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Locust Fork

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 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

Blount County School District

Locust Fork's K–12 school district, shared with Allgood, Blountsville, Cleveland, Hayden, Highland Lake and Nectar. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,899
Alabama: $13,926
Students
7,706
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,899 per pupil, $6,611 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 Locust Fork pay

Typical tax bill
$493
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.27%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$181,400
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 Locust Fork's government

Town hall & decisions in Locust Fork →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Locust Fork

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

All of Locust Fork'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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