Town Hall · Marion

Marion, AL town hall & government

Marion spent $1.3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $434 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Marion's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$434
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$11.2 million
$3,828 per resident
Police
$883,00069%
Administration & buildings
$91,0007%
Parks & libraries
$78,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%
Other
$209,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 65%
  • Other taxes & licenses 30%
  • Utility sales 5%

Marion didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Marion

Full-time staff
37
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time7 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Other
7 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Marion didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Perry County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,605
Alabama: $13,926
Students
879
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 39%

Of the $19,605 per pupil, $9,155 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.

Local

Contact Marion's government

🏛️ Official websitemarionalabama.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marion

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

All of Marion'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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