Town Hall · Duluth

Duluth, GA town hall & government

Duluth spent $45.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,414 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Duluth

Greg WhitlockMayorSince 2024 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Duluth's money goes

Spent
$45.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,414
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$24.9 million
$778 per resident
Police
$11.4 million25%
Parks & libraries
$7.5 million17%
Administration & buildings
$7 million16%
Roads & transportation
$6.9 million15%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$683,0002%
Interest on debt
$565,0001%
Paid to other governments
$129,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$7.7 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • From other local governments 24%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Duluth

Full-time staff
142
67 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
61
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
78 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time25 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time23 part
Sewer & trash
16 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time6 part
Housing & development
8 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gwinnett County School District

Duluth's K–12 school district, shared with Berkeley Lake, Dacula, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn and Norcross. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,623
Georgia: $15,800
Students
182,214
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,623 per pupil, $9,481 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 Duluth pay

Typical tax bill
$3,826
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$400,800
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 Duluth's government

🏛️ Official websiteduluthga.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Duluth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duluth

Duluth is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Duluth'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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