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Town Hall · Warrior

How is Warrior run?

Warrior’s city government spent $6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,874 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Warrior didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$6.0M
year to September 30, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$1,874
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$14.6M
end of FY2024 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
33
full-time · 0 part-time · March payroll $139,519
Typical tax bill
$688
0.46% of home value · AL 0.38%

What stands out about how Warrior is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,874 per resident a year, or $5.13 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 20%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 52%Sales taxes 22%Fees & charges 13%Property taxes 7%Interest, fines & other 5%Other taxes & licenses 2%From the state <1%From the federal government <1%
An estimate

Warrior didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $41,000; interest on debt $68,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $14.7 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Warrior yet

Every year of Warrior’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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $688 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.46% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kimberly$1,416
Alabama$788
Warrior$688
Trafford$619
$688
typical bill a year
0.46%
effective rate
$149,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Warrior’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 Warrior’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Warrior →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Warrior

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Warrior’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Warrior yet.
Who works for Warrior

One full-time city employee for every 97 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 (3,193).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police16
Roads & transportation9
Parks & libraries4
Administration & buildings3
Courts, inspections & corrections1
33
full-time
0
part-time
$139,519
payroll for March 2022
$1.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$50,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
16
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Warrior’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Jefferson County School District

Warrior’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.

Schools in Warrior →
$12,625
per pupil · AL $13,926
35,671
students
$274.2 million
long-term debt

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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 30%State 57%Federal 13%

Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Warrior’s votes are counted by county

Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Warrior alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jefferson County’s results.

President · Jefferson County’s results298,704 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat54.3%162,112 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican43.9%131,123 votes

Others: 1.8% (5,469 votes).

Most votes in Jefferson County: Kamala D Harris

Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%

The county’s page

100% of Warrior lies in Jefferson County. Every 2024 race in Jefferson County is on the county’s page.

Jefferson County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Warrior

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Warrior.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alabama HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Alabama SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Warrior compares with the towns next door

Warrior’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 $398 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Kimberly$398$1,416
Traffordestimate$619
Warriorestimate$688

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 Warrior’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Warrior’s government

How much does Warrior spend per resident?

About $1,874 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Warrior didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14.7 million.

What is the property tax rate in Warrior?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $688 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.46% 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 Warrior’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Warrior yet.

How did Warrior vote in 2024?

Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Warrior alone. Jefferson County, where 100% of Warrior lies, voted Harris 54.3%, Trump 43.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Warrior?

33 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $139,519 (about $1.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Warrior in the state legislature?

State Senate District 17 (Shay Shelnutt) and State House District 51 (Allen Treadaway). The House district also covers eight 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 Warrior, 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 →