How is Trafford run?
Trafford’s town government spent $538,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $891 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Trafford didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Trafford is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Jefferson County School District
Trafford’s K–12 school district, shared with Adamsville, Brighton, Brookside, Cardiff, Center Point and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,625 per pupil, $6,769 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.
Blount County School District · $11,899 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $891 per resident a year, or $2.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Trafford 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 Trafford yet
Every year of Trafford’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 $619 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Trafford’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 Trafford’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Trafford →
Who’s in charge in Trafford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 302 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 (604).
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.
Trafford’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Trafford alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jefferson County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.3%162,112 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.9%131,123 votesOthers: 1.8% (5,469 votes).
Most votes in Jefferson County: Kamala D Harris
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Trafford lies in Jefferson County; the rest in Blount County. Every 2024 race in Jefferson County is on the county’s page.
Jefferson 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 Trafford.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alabama HouseTrafford is split between 2 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 Trafford compares with the towns next door
Trafford’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $33 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| County Line | $33 | $361 |
| Warrior | estimate | $688 |
| Trafford | estimate | $619 |
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 Trafford’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Trafford’s government
How much does Trafford spend per resident?
About $891 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Trafford didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $538,000.
What is the property tax rate in Trafford?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $619 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% 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 Trafford’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Trafford yet.
How did Trafford vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Trafford alone. Jefferson County, where 100% of Trafford lies, voted Harris 54.3%, Trump 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Trafford?
2 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,178 (about $134,136 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Trafford in the state legislature?
Trafford is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 17 (Shay Shelnutt). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Trafford’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 Trafford, 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 →