Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainHow is Monroeville run?
Monroeville’s city government spent $5.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $917 per resident.
What stands out about how Monroeville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Monroe County School District
Monroeville’s K–12 school district, shared with Beatrice, Excel, Frisco City, Vredenburgh. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,762 per pupil, $7,515 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 $917 per resident a year, or $2.51 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$845 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Monroeville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($845 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 Alabama cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $994, and the middle half spent $608–$1,480. Monroeville spent less than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($17,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Monroeville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Monroeville 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: $845 · 2024: $917.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $522 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 Monroeville’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 Monroeville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Monroeville →
Who’s in charge in Monroeville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Monroeville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofmonroeville.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 89 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 (5,790).
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.
Monroeville’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Monroeville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Monroe County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.2%6,007 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.1%3,740 votesOthers: 0.7% (68 votes).
Most votes in Monroe County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Monroeville lies in Monroe County. Every 2024 race in Monroe County is on the county’s page.
Monroe 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 Monroeville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofmonroeville.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 Monroeville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Monroeville’s government
How much does Monroeville spend per resident?
About $917 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 $845 was less than 57% of 47 Alabama cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Monroeville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $522 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 cityofmonroeville.com.
Who runs Monroeville’s government?
See cityofmonroeville.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Monroeville yet.
How did Monroeville vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Monroeville alone. Monroe County, where 100% of Monroeville lies, voted Trump 61.2%, Harris 38.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Monroeville?
65 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $217,628 (about $2.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Monroeville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Rob Stewart) and State House District 68 (Thomas Jackson). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Monroeville’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 →