Town Hall · Lake Alfred

Lake Alfred, FL town hall & government

Lake Alfred spent $10.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,600 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lake Alfred's money goes

Spent
$10.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,600
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$259 per resident
Administration & buildings
$3.1 million30%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million19%
Police
$1.4 million14%
Water & other utilities
$810,0008%
Parks & libraries
$777,0008%
Fire
$647,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$547,0005%
Roads & transportation
$527,0005%
Other
$451,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lake Alfred

Full-time staff
60
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 7 full-time firefighters
Police
16 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time2 part
Fire
7 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Housing & development
4 full-time1 part
Other
1 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

Polk County School District

Lake Alfred's K–12 school district, shared with Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake and Fort Meade. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,447
Florida: $13,006
Students
111,041
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$263.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 37%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $12,447 per pupil, $7,619 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 Lake Alfred pay

Typical tax bill
$1,660
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$239,900
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 Lake Alfred's government

🏛️ Official websitemylakealfred.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lake Alfred →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake Alfred

Lake Alfred is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Scott Franklin. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Lake Alfred'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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