How is South Vinemont run?
South Vinemont’s town government spent $903,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,420 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: South Vinemont didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how South Vinemont is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Cullman County School District
South Vinemont’s K–12 school district, shared with Baileyton, Berlin, Colony, Dodge City, Fairview and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,494 per pupil, $7,054 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 $1,420 per resident a year, or $3.89 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
South Vinemont 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 South Vinemont yet
Every year of South Vinemont’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 $507 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.30% 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 South Vinemont’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 South Vinemont’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in South Vinemont →
Who’s in charge in South Vinemont
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 318 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 (636).
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.
South Vinemont’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for South Vinemont alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cullman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican89.7%38,704 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat9.4%4,039 votesOthers: 0.9% (403 votes).
Most votes in Cullman County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of South Vinemont lies in Cullman County. Every 2024 race in Cullman County is on the county’s page.
Cullman 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 South Vinemont.
- 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.
Reach South Vinemont’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about South Vinemont’s government
How much does South Vinemont spend per resident?
About $1,420 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (South Vinemont didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $903,000.
What is the property tax rate in South Vinemont?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $507 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.30% 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 South Vinemont’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for South Vinemont yet.
How did South Vinemont vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for South Vinemont alone. Cullman County, where 100% of South Vinemont lies, voted Trump 89.7%, Harris 9.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for South Vinemont?
2 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,196 (about $266,352 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents South Vinemont in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Garlan Gudger) and State House District 11 (Heath Allbright). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about South Vinemont’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 (for South Vinemont, 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 →