How is Altoona run?
Altoona’s town government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,220 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Altoona didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Altoona is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,220 per resident a year, or $3.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 51%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Altoona didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Altoona yet
Every year of Altoona’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 84 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $306 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.27% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Altoona’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Altoona’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Altoona →
Who’s in charge in Altoona
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Altoona’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on youraltoona.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 11 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (915).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Etowah County School District
Altoona’s K–12 school district, shared with Hokes Bluff, Rainbow City, Reece City, Ridgeville, Walnut Grove and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,938 per pupil, $6,650 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.
Blount County School District · $11,899 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Altoona’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Altoona alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Etowah County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.3%35,653 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%10,027 votesOthers: 1.0% (457 votes).
Most votes in Etowah County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
95% of Altoona lies in Etowah County; the rest in Blount County. Every 2024 race in Etowah County is on the county’s page.
Etowah County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Altoona.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: youraltoona.us ↗
- 2Alabama HouseAltoona is split between 2 districts
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Altoona’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Altoona’s government
How much does Altoona spend per resident?
About $1,220 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Altoona didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Altoona?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $306 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.27% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see youraltoona.us.
Who runs Altoona’s government?
See youraltoona.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Altoona yet.
How did Altoona vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Altoona alone. Etowah County, where 95% of Altoona lies, voted Trump 77.3%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Altoona?
87 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $509,898 (about $6.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Altoona in the state legislature?
Altoona is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Altoona’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Altoona, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →