Clyde Carter House · Photo: Spyder_Monkey · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Killen run?
Killen’s town government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,686 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Killen didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Killen is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Lauderdale County School District
Killen’s K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Lexington, Rogersville, St. Florian, Waterloo. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,096 per pupil, $7,382 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.
About $1,686 per resident a year, or $4.62 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 53%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Killen didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Killen yet
Every year of Killen’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $705 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% 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 Killen’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Killen’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Killen →
Who’s in charge in Killen
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Killen’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on killenal.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 87 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 2022 finance file (962).
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.
Killen’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Killen alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lauderdale County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.0%32,708 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.7%10,326 votesOthers: 1.4% (603 votes).
Most votes in Lauderdale County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Killen lies in Lauderdale County. Every 2024 race in Lauderdale County is on the county’s page.
Lauderdale 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 Killen.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: killenal.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 Killen’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Killen’s government
How much does Killen spend per resident?
About $1,686 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Killen didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Killen?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $705 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see killenal.org.
Who runs Killen’s government?
See killenal.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Killen yet.
How did Killen vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Killen alone. Lauderdale County, where 100% of Killen lies, voted Trump 75.0%, Harris 23.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Killen?
11 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $63,339 (about $760,068 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Killen in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Tim Melson) and State House District 2 (Ben Harrison). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Killen’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 Killen, 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 →