Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Bon Air spent less per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar cities
Bon Air’s town government spent $25,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $229 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bon Air is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$229 per resident in 2022: less than 71% of them
Bon Air’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($229 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. Bon Air spent less than 71% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bon Air itself left out).
About $229 per resident a year, or $0.63 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 64%.
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No trend yet
Bon Air reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Bon Air
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Talladega County School District
Bon Air’s K–12 school district, shared with Childersburg, Lincoln, Munford, Oak Grove, Talladega Springs and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,819 per pupil, $6,239 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.
Bon Air’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bon Air alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Talladega County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.5%22,100 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.8%10,898 votesOthers: 0.8% (252 votes).
Most votes in Talladega County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Bon Air lies in Talladega County. Every 2024 race in Talladega County is on the county’s page.
Talladega 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 Bon Air.
- 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.
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Questions about Bon Air’s government
How much does Bon Air spend per resident?
About $229 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 $229 was less than 71% of 109 Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Bon Air’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bon Air yet.
How did Bon Air vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bon Air alone. Talladega County, where 100% of Bon Air lies, voted Trump 66.5%, Harris 32.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bon Air?
0 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,004 (about $24,048 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bon Air in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Lance Bell) and State House District 33 (Ben Robbins). The House district also covers nine 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 →