Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Eufaula run?
Eufaula’s city government spent $19.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,535 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($2.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Eufaula is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,535 per resident a year, or $4.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 21%.
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$1,299 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Eufaula’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,299 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 25 Alabama cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,222, and the middle half spent $976–$1,768. Eufaula spent more than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($954,000), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Eufaula itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 29% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Eufaula 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: $1,299 · 2023: $1,535. Per resident it went from $1,299 to $1,535 (up 18%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 11,621 to 12,675.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $630 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% 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 Eufaula’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 Eufaula’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Eufaula →
Who’s in charge in Eufaula
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Eufaula’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on eufaulaalabama.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 63 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (12,675).
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.
Eufaula City School District
Eufaula’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $8,566 per pupil, $5,932 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.
Eufaula’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Eufaula alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Barbour County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.9%5,606 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.2%4,158 votesOthers: 0.9% (91 votes).
Most votes in Barbour County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Eufaula lies in Barbour County. Every 2024 race in Barbour County is on the county’s page.
Barbour 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 Eufaula.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: eufaulaalabama.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.
Reach Eufaula’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Eufaula’s government
How much does Eufaula spend per resident?
About $1,535 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,299 was more than 52% of 25 Alabama cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Eufaula?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $630 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see eufaulaalabama.com.
Who runs Eufaula’s government?
See eufaulaalabama.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Eufaula yet.
How did Eufaula vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Eufaula alone. Barbour County, where 100% of Eufaula lies, voted Trump 56.9%, Harris 42.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Eufaula?
200 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $740,696 (about $8.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Eufaula in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Billy Beasley) and State House District 84 (Berry Forte). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Eufaula’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 →