Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Walnut Grove run?
Walnut Grove’s town government spent $920,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,329 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Walnut Grove didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Walnut Grove is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,329 per resident a year, or $3.64 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.
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Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove yet
Every year of Walnut Grove’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 →Who’s in charge in Walnut Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 115 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (692).
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.
Etowah County School District
Walnut Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Hokes Bluff, Rainbow City, Reece City, Ridgeville, Sardis City 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Walnut Grove’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Walnut Grove 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%
100% of Walnut Grove lies in Etowah 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 Walnut Grove.
- 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 Walnut Grove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Walnut Grove’s government
How much does Walnut Grove spend per resident?
About $1,329 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Walnut Grove didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1 million.
Who runs Walnut Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Walnut Grove yet.
How did Walnut Grove vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Walnut Grove alone. Etowah County, where 100% of Walnut Grove lies, voted Trump 77.3%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Walnut Grove?
6 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,467 (about $389,604 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Walnut Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Andrew Jones) and State House District 30 (Craig Lipscomb). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Walnut Grove, 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 →