Town Hall · Tuscumbia

Tuscumbia, AL town hall & government

Tuscumbia spent $8.5 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $932 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tuscumbia's money goes

Spent
$8.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$932
typical Alabama cities: $2,450
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
$414 per resident
Police
$1.4 million16%
Parks & libraries
$964,00011%
Roads & transportation
$840,00010%
Sewer & trash
$813,00010%
Fire
$790,0009%
Administration & buildings
$431,0005%
Interest on debt
$261,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$178,0002%
Other
$2.8 million33%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Sales taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Tuscumbia didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Tuscumbia

Full-time staff
73
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 14 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
17 full-time8 part
Fire
14 full-time4 part
Police
11 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time1 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

Tuscumbia City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,663
Alabama: $13,926
Students
1,600
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,663 per pupil, $6,804 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 Tuscumbia pay

Typical tax bill
$873
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$196,700
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 Tuscumbia's government

Town hall & decisions in Tuscumbia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tuscumbia

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

All of Tuscumbia'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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