Town Hall · Douglasville

Douglasville, GA town hall & government

Douglasville spent $86.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,288 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Douglasville

Rochelle RobinsonMayorSince 2015 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Douglasville's money goes

Spent
$86.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,288
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$91.7 million
$2,417 per resident
Parks & libraries
$26.6 million31%
Police
$18.2 million21%
Administration & buildings
$13.1 million15%
Sewer & trash
$6.7 million8%
Roads & transportation
$5.9 million7%
Interest on debt
$3.9 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3 million3%
Paid to other governments
$2.4 million3%
Housing & development
$468,0001%
Other
$6.7 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • From other local governments 24%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Douglasville

Full-time staff
350
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
128
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
169 full-time
Parks & libraries
52 full-time39 part
Sewer & trash
24 full-time
Roads & transportation
21 full-time
Housing & development
19 full-time
Administration & buildings
16 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
47 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Douglas County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,161
Georgia: $15,800
Students
25,770
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,161 per pupil, $8,575 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 Douglasville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,286
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$359,200
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 Douglasville's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.douglasville.ga.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Douglasville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Douglasville

Douglasville is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Lucy McBath and Brian Jack. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Douglasville'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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