Photo: CarolinePope22 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Southside run?
Southside’s city government spent $5.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $533 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Southside didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Southside is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Etowah County School District
Southside’s K–12 school district, shared with Hokes Bluff, Rainbow City, Reece City, Ridgeville, Walnut Grove and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,938 per pupil, $6,650 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.
Calhoun County School District · $12,610 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $533 per resident a year, or $1.46 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Southside didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Southside yet
Every year of Southside’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →The typical homeowner pays $934 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Southside’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 Southside’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Southside →
Who’s in charge in Southside
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 273 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 (9,554).
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.
Southside’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Southside alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Etowah County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.3%35,653 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%10,027 votesOthers: 1.0% (457 votes).
Most votes in Etowah County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
98% of Southside lies in Etowah County; the rest in Calhoun County. Every 2024 race in Etowah County is on the county’s page.
Etowah 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 Southside.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alabama HouseSouthside 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.
How Southside compares with the towns next door
Southside’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | estimate | $765 |
| Southside | estimate | $934 |
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 Southside’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Southside’s government
How much does Southside spend per resident?
About $533 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Southside didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Southside?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $934 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% 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 Southside’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Southside yet.
How did Southside vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Southside alone. Etowah County, where 98% of Southside lies, voted Trump 77.3%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Southside?
35 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $148,940 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Southside in the state legislature?
Southside 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 Southside’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 Southside, 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 →