Ten Oaks · Photo: Jeffery Steading · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Jacksonville run?
Jacksonville’s city government spent $17.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,220 per resident.
What stands out about how Jacksonville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
One full-time city employee for every 94 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (14,432).
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.
About $1,220 per resident a year, or $3.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,407 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Jacksonville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,407 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. Jacksonville spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($506,000), 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; Jacksonville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Jacksonville 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: $1,407 · 2024: $1,220. Per resident it went from $1,407 to $1,220 (down 13%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 12,972 to 14,432.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $783 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 Jacksonville’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 Jacksonville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jacksonville →
Who’s in charge in Jacksonville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jacksonville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on jacksonville-al.org ↗.
Jacksonville City School District
Jacksonville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,501 per pupil, $7,161 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.
Jacksonville’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jacksonville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Calhoun County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.8%34,912 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.1%13,194 votesOthers: 1.1% (547 votes).
Most votes in Calhoun County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Jacksonville lies in Calhoun County. Every 2024 race in Calhoun County is on the county’s page.
Calhoun 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 Jacksonville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: jacksonville-al.org ↗
- 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 Jacksonville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jacksonville’s government
How much does Jacksonville spend per resident?
About $1,220 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 $1,407 was more than 56% of 25 Alabama cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Jacksonville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $783 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 jacksonville-al.org.
Who runs Jacksonville’s government?
See jacksonville-al.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jacksonville yet.
How did Jacksonville vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jacksonville alone. Calhoun County, where 100% of Jacksonville lies, voted Trump 71.8%, Harris 27.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jacksonville?
154 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $604,383 (about $7.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jacksonville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Keith Kelley) and State House District 40 (Chad Robertson). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jacksonville’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; 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 →