Town Hall · Millport

Millport, AL town hall & government

Millport spent $636,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $656 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Millport's money goes

Spent
$636,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$656
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$2,577 per resident
Sewer & trash
$182,00029%
Water & other utilities
$107,00017%
Police
$105,00017%
Interest on debt
$100,00016%
Administration & buildings
$73,00011%
Parks & libraries
$27,0004%
Other
$42,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Millport

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Lamar County School District

Millport's K–12 school district, shared with Beaverton, Detroit, Kennedy, Sulligent and Vernon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,732
Alabama: $13,926
Students
2,176
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $12,732 per pupil, $6,570 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 Millport pay

Typical tax bill
$418
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$104,400
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 Millport's government

Town hall & decisions in Millport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Millport

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

All of Millport'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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