Photo: Tim Ross · Public domainAltha spent more per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Altha’s town government spent $666,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,382 per resident.
What stands out about how Altha is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,382 per resident in 2022: more than 66% of them
Altha’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,382 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,101, and the middle half spent $538–$1,752. Altha spent more than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($137,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Altha itself left out).
About $1,382 per resident a year, or $3.79 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 51%.
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No trend yet
Altha reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Altha
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 161 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 (482).
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.
Calhoun County School District
Altha’s K–12 school district, shared with Blountstown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,652 per pupil, $6,818 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.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Altha’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Altha alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Calhoun County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.3%5,367 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.8%1,021 votesOthers: 0.9% (56 votes).
Most votes in Calhoun County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Altha lies in Calhoun County. Every 2024 race in Calhoun County is on the county’s page.
Calhoun 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 Altha.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Altha’s government
How much does Altha spend per resident?
About $1,382 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,382 was more than 66% of 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Altha’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Altha yet.
How did Altha vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Altha alone. Calhoun County, where 100% of Altha lies, voted Trump 83.3%, Harris 15.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Altha?
3 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,535 (about $138,420 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Altha in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Jay Trumbull) and State House District 5 (Shane Abbott). The House district also covers 25 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; 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 →