Town Hall · Saraland

Saraland, AL town hall & government

Saraland spent $65.3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,990 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Saraland's money goes

Spent
$65.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,990
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$23.1 million
$1,410 per resident
Water & other utilities
$35.8 million55%
Sewer & trash
$8.2 million13%
Police
$4.4 million7%
Fire
$3.3 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.7 million4%
Roads & transportation
$2 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.8 million3%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$968,0001%
Housing & development
$707,0001%
Health & welfare
$178,000<1%
Other
$3.9 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 6%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Saraland

Full-time staff
179
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
and 47 full-time firefighters
Police
49 full-time
Fire
47 full-time
Water & other utilities
28 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
16 full-time
Parks & libraries
13 full-time
Health & welfare
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Housing & development
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Other
3 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

Saraland City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,127
Alabama: $13,926
Students
3,488
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$68.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $12,127 per pupil, $6,031 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 Saraland pay

Typical tax bill
$986
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$217,600
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.

Local

Contact Saraland's government

🏛️ Official websitesaraland.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Saraland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Saraland

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

All of Saraland'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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