Photo: RomeoEchoDelta · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Pickensville run?
Pickensville’s town government spent $271,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $474 per resident.
What stands out about how Pickensville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Pickens County School District
Pickensville’s K–12 school district, shared with Aliceville, Carrollton, Ethelsville, Gordo, McMullen and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,040 per pupil, $8,307 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 $474 per resident a year, or $1.30 a day
Day-to-day services only.
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$474 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Pickensville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($474 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 $425, and the middle half spent $186–$735. Pickensville spent more than 55% of 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; Pickensville itself left out).
No trend yet
Pickensville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $345 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.22% 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 Pickensville’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 Pickensville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pickensville →
Who’s in charge in Pickensville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 191 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 (572).
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.
Pickensville’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pickensville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pickens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%5,465 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.0%3,388 votesOthers: 0.7% (59 votes).
Most votes in Pickens County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Pickensville lies in Pickens County. Every 2024 race in Pickens County is on the county’s page.
Pickens 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 Pickensville.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alabama HousePickensville is split between 2 districts
- 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 Pickensville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pickensville’s government
How much does Pickensville spend per resident?
About $474 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 $474 was more than 55% of 109 Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pickensville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $345 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.22% 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 Pickensville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pickensville yet.
How did Pickensville vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pickensville alone. Pickens County, where 100% of Pickensville lies, voted Trump 61.3%, Harris 38.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pickensville?
3 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,220 (about $86,640 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pickensville in the state legislature?
Pickensville is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 21 (Gerald Allen). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pickensville’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 →