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Thomasville, AL town hall & government

Thomasville spent $17 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $4,791 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Thomasville's money goes

Spent
$17 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,791
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$14.8 million
$4,174 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.3 million31%
Fire
$1.1 million7%
Health & welfare
$1.1 million6%
Sewer & trash
$1 million6%
Police
$789,0005%
Roads & transportation
$729,0004%
Parks & libraries
$652,0004%
Administration & buildings
$509,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$226,0001%
Other
$5.6 million33%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 54%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Thomasville

Full-time staff
75
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
26 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
14 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
6 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Thomasville City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,001
Alabama: $13,926
Students
1,029
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,001 per pupil, $7,406 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 Thomasville pay

Typical tax bill
$407
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$116,000
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 Thomasville's government

🏛️ Official websitethomasvilleal.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Thomasville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Thomasville

Thomasville is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Thomasville'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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