Mobile, AL town hall & government
Mobile spent $472.7 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,579 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mobile's government.
Where Mobile's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 52%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Utility sales 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- Property taxes 4%
- From the state 4%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From the federal government 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Mobile
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mobile County School District
Mobile's K–12 school district, shared with Bayou La Batre, Citronelle, Creola, Dauphin Island, Mount Vernon and Prichard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal
- Local 25%
- State 47%
- Federal 28%
Of the $14,984 per pupil, $7,369 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.
Which schools Mobile kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mobile pay
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.
Contact Mobile's government
Who represents Mobile
Mobile is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representatives Shomari Figures and Barry Moore. Kay Ivey is governor.
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.