Town Hall · Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, AL town hall & government

Walnut Grove spent $1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,448 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Walnut Grove's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,448
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$285,00028%
Police
$233,00023%
Roads & transportation
$161,00016%
Administration & buildings
$156,00016%
Water & other utilities
$82,0008%
Other
$85,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 57%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove

Full-time staff
6
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time15 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Etowah County School District

Walnut Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Hokes Bluff, Rainbow City, Reece City, Ridgeville, Sardis City and Glencoe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,938
Alabama: $13,926
Students
8,714
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $11,938 per pupil, $6,650 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.

Local

Contact Walnut Grove's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Mike Rogers. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Walnut Grove'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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