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Midland, AL town hall & government

Midland spent $2.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,223 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Midland's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,223
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$796 per resident
Water & other utilities
$828,00028%
Police
$583,00020%
Sewer & trash
$504,00017%
Administration & buildings
$268,0009%
Parks & libraries
$120,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$83,0003%
Roads & transportation
$64,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$453,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 24%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Midland

Full-time staff
14
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time7 part
Fire
0 full-time15 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Dale County School District

Midland's K–12 school district, shared with Ariton, Grimes, Napier Field, Pinckard and Newton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,568
Alabama: $13,926
Students
3,313
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $12,568 per pupil, $7,427 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 Midland pay

Typical tax bill
$423
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.28%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$150,400
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 Midland's government

Town hall & decisions in Midland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Midland

Midland is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Barry Moore. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Midland'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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