Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Columbiana run?
Columbiana’s city government spent $5.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,306 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Columbiana didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Columbiana is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,306 per resident a year, or $3.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Columbiana didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Columbiana yet
Every year of Columbiana’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,082 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.42% 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 Columbiana’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 Columbiana’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Columbiana →
Who’s in charge in Columbiana
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Columbiana’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofcolumbiana.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 70 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (4,263).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Shelby County School District
Columbiana’s K–12 school district, shared with Chelsea, Harpersville, Montevallo, Westover, Wilsonville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,422 per pupil, $7,681 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.
Columbiana’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Columbiana alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Shelby County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.5%79,666 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.8%33,087 votesOthers: 1.7% (1,945 votes).
Most votes in Shelby County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Columbiana lies in Shelby County. Every 2024 race in Shelby County is on the county’s page.
Shelby 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 Columbiana.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofcolumbiana.com ↗
- 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.
How Columbiana compares with the towns next door
Columbiana’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $613 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | $613 | $1,393 |
| Columbiana | estimate | $1,082 |
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 Columbiana’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Columbiana’s government
How much does Columbiana spend per resident?
About $1,306 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Columbiana didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $10.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Columbiana?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,082 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofcolumbiana.com.
Who runs Columbiana’s government?
See cityofcolumbiana.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Columbiana yet.
How did Columbiana vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Columbiana alone. Shelby County, where 100% of Columbiana lies, voted Trump 69.5%, Harris 28.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Columbiana?
61 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $201,683 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Columbiana in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Lance Bell) and State House District 41 (Corley Ellis). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Columbiana’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 Columbiana, 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 →