Photo: derivative work, Enterprise Hospital.jpg, Coffee County AL, Courthouse.jpg, Enterprise Alabama Water Tower.jpg, Palm Tree Lined Road.jpg: Skuzbucket Boll weevil monument.jpg: United States Department of Agriculture · CC BY-SA 4.0Enterprise spent less per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Enterprise’s city government spent $33.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,134 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.6 million) and the airport ($820,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Enterprise is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,053 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them
Enterprise’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,053 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 37 Alabama cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,292, and the middle half spent $1,021–$1,756. Enterprise spent less than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.1 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Enterprise itself left out).
About $1,134 per resident a year, or $3.11 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 19%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Enterprise 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: $1,053 · 2023: $1,217 · 2024: $1,134.
full-time in March 2025, up from 434 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $843 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 Enterprise’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 Enterprise’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Enterprise →
Who’s in charge in Enterprise
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Enterprise’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofenterprise.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 61 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (29,767).
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.
Enterprise City School District
Enterprise’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,322 per pupil, $6,647 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.
Enterprise’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Enterprise alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Coffee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.4%17,495 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.6%4,601 votesOthers: 1.0% (223 votes).
Most votes in Coffee County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
98% of Enterprise lies in Coffee County; the rest in Dale County. Every 2024 race in Coffee County is on the county’s page.
Coffee 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 Enterprise.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofenterprise.net ↗
- 2Alabama HouseEnterprise is split between 2 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.
Reach Enterprise’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Enterprise’s government
How much does Enterprise spend per resident?
About $1,134 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 $1,053 was less than 70% of 37 Alabama cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Enterprise?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $843 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 cityofenterprise.net.
Who runs Enterprise’s government?
See cityofenterprise.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Enterprise yet.
How did Enterprise vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Enterprise alone. Coffee County, where 98% of Enterprise lies, voted Trump 78.4%, Harris 20.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Enterprise?
489 full-time and 109 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.3M (about $27.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Enterprise in the state legislature?
Enterprise 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 Enterprise’s government
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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 →