Ethelsville spent less per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Ethelsville’s town government spent $14,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $192 per resident.
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$192 per resident in 2022: less than 74% of them
Ethelsville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($192 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. Ethelsville spent less than 74% 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; Ethelsville itself left out).
About $192 per resident a year, or $0.53 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 43%.
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No trend yet
Ethelsville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Ethelsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pickens County School District
Ethelsville’s K–12 school district, shared with Aliceville, Carrollton, Gordo, McMullen, Memphis and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,040 per pupil, $8,307 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.
Ethelsville’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ethelsville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pickens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%5,465 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.0%3,388 votesOthers: 0.7% (59 votes).
Most votes in Pickens County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Ethelsville lies in Pickens County. Every 2024 race in Pickens County is on the county’s page.
Pickens 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 Ethelsville.
- 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
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Questions about Ethelsville’s government
How much does Ethelsville spend per resident?
About $192 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 $192 was less than 74% of 109 Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Ethelsville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ethelsville yet.
How did Ethelsville vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ethelsville alone. Pickens County, where 100% of Ethelsville lies, voted Trump 61.3%, Harris 38.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ethelsville?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $189 (about $2,268 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ethelsville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Gerald Allen) and State House District 61 (Ron Bolton). The House district also covers six 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 →