Jacob Magee House · Photo: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed) · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Prichard run?
Prichard’s city government spent $20.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,095 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($675,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Prichard is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Mobile County School District
Prichard’s K–12 school district, shared with Bayou La Batre, Citronelle, Creola, Dauphin Island, Mobile and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,984 per pupil, $7,369 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 $1,095 per resident a year, or $3.00 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 11%.
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No comparison or trend for Prichard yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Prichard’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 206 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $482 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Prichard’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 Prichard’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Prichard →
Who’s in charge in Prichard
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 91 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (19,097).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Prichard’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Prichard alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mobile County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.5%100,759 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.1%72,055 votesOthers: 1.3% (2,350 votes).
Most votes in Mobile County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Prichard lies in Mobile County. Every 2024 race in Mobile County is on the county’s page.
Mobile 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 Prichard.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alabama HousePrichard is split between 3 districts
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Prichard compares with the towns next door
Prichard’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,008 to $1,404 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Prichard’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Prichard’s government
How much does Prichard spend per resident?
About $1,095 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Prichard?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $482 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Prichard’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Prichard yet.
How did Prichard vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Prichard alone. Mobile County, where 100% of Prichard lies, voted Trump 57.5%, Harris 41.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Prichard?
209 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $843,591 (about $10.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Prichard in the state legislature?
Prichard is split among 3 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 Prichard’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; 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 →