Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Banks run?
Banks’ town government spent $69,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $411 per resident. Water and other utilities ($188,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Banks is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $411 per resident a year, or $1.13 a day
Day-to-day services only.
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$411 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Banks’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($411 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 109 Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $430, and the middle half spent $186–$735. Banks spent less than 52% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Banks itself left out).
No trend yet
Banks reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $296 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Banks’ 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 Banks’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Banks →
Who’s in charge in Banks
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pike County School District
Banks’ K–12 school district, shared with Brundidge, Goshen. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,014 per pupil, $7,347 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Banks’ votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Banks alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pike County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.1%8,224 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.0%4,899 votesOthers: 0.8% (111 votes).
Most votes in Pike County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Banks lies in Pike County. Every 2024 race in Pike County is on the county’s page.
Pike 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 Banks.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alabama HouseState representatives
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Banks’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Banks’ government
How much does Banks spend per resident?
About $411 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $411 was less than 52% of 109 Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Banks’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Banks yet.
How did Banks vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Banks alone. Pike County, where 100% of Banks lies, voted Trump 62.1%, Harris 37.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Banks?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,267 (about $135,204 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Banks in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Josh Carnley) and State House District 89 (Marcus Paramore). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →