Town Hall · Wetumpka

Wetumpka, AL town hall & government

Wetumpka spent $10.5 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,426 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Wetumpka

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Spent
$10.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,426
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$3.5 million33%
Administration & buildings
$3.2 million31%
Fire
$2.2 million21%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$795,0008%
Parks & libraries
$754,0007%
Roads & transportation
$57,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 85%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wetumpka

Full-time staff
110
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
and 17 full-time firefighters
Police
33 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
29 full-time
Fire
17 full-time16 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time9 part
Housing & development
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Health & welfare
2 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

Elmore County School District

Wetumpka's K–12 school district, shared with Coosada, Deatsville, Eclectic, Elmore and Millbrook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,174
Alabama: $13,926
Students
11,820
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$78.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,174 per pupil, $6,924 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 Wetumpka pay

Typical tax bill
$559
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.27%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$203,900
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 Wetumpka's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwetumpka.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wetumpka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wetumpka

Wetumpka is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Gary J. Palmer. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Wetumpka'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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