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Spanish Fort, AL town hall & government

Spanish Fort spent $9.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,048 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Spanish Fort

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Where Spanish Fort's money goes

Spent
$9.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,048
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
$721 per resident
Administration & buildings
$4.5 million45%
Police
$2.5 million26%
Roads & transportation
$375,0004%
Parks & libraries
$226,0002%
Interest on debt
$189,0002%
Health & welfare
$44,000<1%
Other
$2 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 49%
  • From the state 31%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Spanish Fort

Full-time staff
20
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$70,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Baldwin County School District

Spanish Fort's K–12 school district, shared with Bay Minette, Daphne, Elberta, Fairhope, Foley and Loxley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,438
Alabama: $13,926
Students
31,818
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$192.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,438 per pupil, $8,289 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 Spanish Fort pay

Typical tax bill
$945
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.27%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$343,900
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 Spanish Fort's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofspanishfort.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spanish Fort →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spanish Fort

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

All of Spanish Fort'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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