Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Millry run?
Millry’s town government spent $193,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $396 per resident. Water and other utilities ($21,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Millry is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Washington County School District
Millry’s K–12 school district, shared with Chatom, McIntosh. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,492 per pupil, $7,930 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 $396 per resident a year, or $1.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
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$396 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Millry’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($396 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. Millry spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($16,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Millry itself left out).
No trend yet
Millry reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $416 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.27% 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 Millry’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 Millry’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Millry →
Who’s in charge in Millry
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 61 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 (487).
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.
Millry’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Millry alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washington County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%6,534 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.1%1,863 votesOthers: 0.5% (44 votes).
Most votes in Washington County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Millry lies in Washington County. Every 2024 race in Washington County is on the county’s page.
Washington 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 Millry.
- 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
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Millry’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Millry’s government
How much does Millry spend per resident?
About $396 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 $396 was less than 53% of 109 Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Millry?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $416 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.27% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Millry’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Millry yet.
How did Millry vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Millry alone. Washington County, where 100% of Millry lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 22.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Millry?
8 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $35,363 (about $424,356 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Millry in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Greg Albritton) and State House District 65 (Brett Easterbrook). The House district also covers 14 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 →