Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Oak Grove run?
Oak Grove’s town government spent $398,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $776 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Oak Grove didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Oak Grove is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Talladega County School District
Oak Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Bon Air, Childersburg, Lincoln, Munford, Talladega Springs and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,819 per pupil, $6,239 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 $776 per resident a year, or $2.13 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove yet
Every year of Oak Grove’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 $487 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.29% 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 Oak Grove’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 Oak Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oak Grove →
Who’s in charge in Oak Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 103 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (513).
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.
Oak Grove’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Oak Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Talladega County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.5%22,100 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.8%10,898 votesOthers: 0.8% (252 votes).
Most votes in Talladega County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Oak Grove lies in Talladega County. Every 2024 race in Talladega County is on the county’s page.
Talladega 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 Oak Grove.
- 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.
How Oak Grove compares with the towns next door
Oak Grove’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $658 to $867 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Childersburg | $658 | $563 |
| Sylacauga | $867 | $783 |
| Oak Grove | estimate | $487 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Oak Grove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Oak Grove’s government
How much does Oak Grove spend per resident?
About $776 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Oak Grove didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $418,000.
What is the property tax rate in Oak Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $487 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.29% 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 Oak Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oak Grove yet.
How did Oak Grove vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Oak Grove alone. Talladega County, where 100% of Oak Grove lies, voted Trump 66.5%, Harris 32.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oak Grove?
5 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,453 (about $281,436 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oak Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Lance Bell) and State House District 33 (Ben Robbins). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oak Grove’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 (for Oak Grove, 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 →