Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Bay Minette run?
Bay Minette’s city government spent $12.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,483 per resident.
What stands out about how Bay Minette is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Baldwin County School District
Bay Minette’s K–12 school district, shared with Daphne, Elberta, Fairhope, Foley, Loxley and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,438 per pupil, $8,289 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.
About $1,483 per resident a year, or $4.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
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$1,117 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bay Minette’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,117 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 Alabama cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $992, and the middle half spent $608–$1,480. Bay Minette spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Alabama cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bay Minette itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bay Minette reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,117 · 2023: $1,339 · 2024: $1,483. Per resident it went from $1,117 to $1,483 (up 33%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 9,509 to 8,277.
full-time in March 2025, up from 169 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $529 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.31% 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 Bay Minette’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.
Tax bills are one input to Bay Minette’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bay Minette →
Who’s in charge in Bay Minette
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bay Minette’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbayminette.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 47 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 2024 finance file (8,277).
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.
Bay Minette’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bay Minette alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Baldwin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.4%95,798 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.4%24,934 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,517 votes).
Most votes in Baldwin County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Bay Minette lies in Baldwin County. Every 2024 race in Baldwin County is on the county’s page.
Baldwin 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 Bay Minette.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbayminette.org ↗
- 2Alabama HouseBay Minette is split between 3 districts
- 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.
How Bay Minette compares with the towns next door
Bay Minette spent $1,117 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Minette | $1,117 | $529 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bay Minette’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bay Minette’s government
How much does Bay Minette spend per resident?
About $1,483 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,117 was more than 60% of 47 Alabama cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bay Minette?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $529 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbayminette.org.
Who runs Bay Minette’s government?
See cityofbayminette.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bay Minette yet.
How did Bay Minette vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bay Minette alone. Baldwin County, where 100% of Bay Minette lies, voted Trump 78.4%, Harris 20.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bay Minette?
178 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $907,651 (about $10.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bay Minette in the state legislature?
Bay Minette is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22 (Greg Albritton). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bay Minette’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; 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 →