Town Hall · Carl

Carl, GA town hall & government

Carl spent $245,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,000 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Carl's money goes

Spent
$245,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,000
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$218,00089%
Sewer & trash
$13,0005%
Parks & libraries
$7,0003%
Roads & transportation
$5,0002%
Police
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 49%
  • Sales taxes 39%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Carl didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Carl

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$3,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Police
0 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

Barrow County School District

Carl's K–12 school district, shared with Bethlehem, Statham, Winder and Auburn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,509
Georgia: $15,800
Students
15,277
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$127.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 42%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,509 per pupil, $8,868 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 Carl pay

Typical tax bill
$2,232
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$330,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Carl's government

Town hall & decisions in Carl →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carl

Carl is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Mike Collins. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Carl'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.

You’re browsing

Carl

Georgia · GA
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Carl is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01