Town Hall · Semmes

Semmes, AL town hall & government

Semmes spent $0 in the year to September 30, 2024, about $0 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Semmes

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Semmes's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$0
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 100%

Semmes 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 Semmes

Full-time staff
65
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
and 26 full-time firefighters
Fire
27 full-time
Roads & transportation
18 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Police
2 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

Mobile County School District

Semmes's K–12 school district, shared with Bayou La Batre, Citronelle, Creola, Dauphin Island, Mobile and Mount Vernon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,984
Alabama: $13,926
Students
50,929
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$329.1 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Semmes pay

Typical tax bill
$845
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$215,600
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 Semmes's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofsemmes.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Semmes →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Semmes

Semmes is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Shomari Figures. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Semmes'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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