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Town Hall · Pike Road

How is Pike Road run?

Pike Road’s town government spent $2.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $234 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pike Road didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$2.5M
year to September 30, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$234
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$28.7M
end of FY2024 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
10
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $54,253
Typical tax bill
$1,784
0.47% of home value · AL 0.38%

What stands out about how Pike Road is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Who represents Pike Road

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Pike Road.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: pikeroad.us ↗
  2. 2
    Alabama HousePike Road is split between 2 districts
  3. 3
    Alabama SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Your share of the 2024 budget

About $234 per resident a year, or $0.64 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 58%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 36%From the state 26%Property taxes 22%Other taxes & licenses 9%Fees & charges 5%Interest, fines & other 3%
An estimate

Pike Road didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $3.6 million; interest on debt $2.3 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $8.4 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Pike Road yet

Every year of Pike Road’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,784 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Pike Road$1,784
Alabama$788
Montgomery$643
$1,784
typical bill a year
0.47%
effective rate
$381,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pike Road’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 Pike Road’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pike Road →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Pike Road

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See pikeroad.us for Pike Road’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Pike Road yet.pikeroad.us ↗
Agendas

Pike Road’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on pikeroad.us ↗.

Who works for Pike Road

One full-time town employee for every 1,070 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 (10,701).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings8 + 6 pt
Housing & development1
Other1
10
full-time
6
part-time
$54,253
payroll for March 2022
$651,036
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$56,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Pike Road’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Pike Road City School District

Pike Road’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Pike Road →
$11,164
per pupil · AL $13,926
2,787
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $11,164 per pupil, $6,286 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 38%State 59%Federal 3%

Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.

Also serving Pike Road

Montgomery County School District · $13,924 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Pike Road’s votes are counted by county

Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pike Road alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.

President · Montgomery County’s results89,798 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat64.5%57,946 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican33.9%30,477 votes

Others: 1.5% (1,375 votes).

Most votes in Montgomery County: Kamala D Harris

Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%

The county’s page

100% of Pike Road lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.

Montgomery County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Next door

How Pike Road compares with the towns next door

Pike Road’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,024 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Montgomery$1,024$643
Pike Roadestimate$1,784

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 Pike Road’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Pike Road’s government

How much does Pike Road spend per resident?

About $234 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Pike Road didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $8.4 million.

What is the property tax rate in Pike Road?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,784 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pikeroad.us.

Who runs Pike Road’s government?

See pikeroad.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pike Road yet.

How did Pike Road vote in 2024?

Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pike Road alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of Pike Road lies, voted Harris 64.5%, Trump 33.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Pike Road?

10 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $54,253 (about $651,036 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Pike Road in the state legislature?

Pike Road is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Pike Road’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 Pike Road, 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 →