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Snead, AL town hall & government

Snead spent $1.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,352 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Snead's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,352
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$284,000
$339 per resident
Police
$407,00036%
Administration & buildings
$187,00017%
Water & other utilities
$141,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0002%
Other
$377,00033%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • Sales taxes 34%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Snead didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Snead

Full-time staff
10
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Snead didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Blount County School District

Snead's K–12 school district, shared with Allgood, Blountsville, Cleveland, Hayden, Highland Lake and Locust Fork. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,899
Alabama: $13,926
Students
7,706
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,899 per pupil, $6,611 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 Snead pay

Typical tax bill
$535
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.31%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$175,200
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 Snead's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Snead

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

All of Snead'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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