Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Adel run?
Adel’s city government spent $8.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,580 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Adel didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Adel is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,580 per resident a year, or $4.33 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Adel didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Adel yet
Every year of Adel’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $1,208 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Adel’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 Adel’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Adel →
Who’s in charge in Adel
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Adel’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofadel.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 61 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (5,507).
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.
Cook County School District
Adel’s K–12 school district, shared with Cecil, Lenox, Sparks. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,238 per pupil, $9,236 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.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Adel’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Adel alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cook County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.0%5,374 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.6%1,956 votesOthers: 0.4% (27 votes).
Most votes in Cook County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Adel lies in Cook County. Every 2024 race in Cook County is on the county’s page.
Cook 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 Adel.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofadel.us ↗
- 2Georgia HouseAdel is split between 2 districts
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Adel compares with the towns next door
Adel’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sparks | estimate | $649 |
| Adel | estimate | $1,208 |
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 Adel’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Adel’s government
How much does Adel spend per resident?
About $1,580 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Adel didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $25.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Adel?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,208 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofadel.us.
Who runs Adel’s government?
See cityofadel.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Adel yet.
How did Adel vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Adel alone. Cook County, where 100% of Adel lies, voted Trump 73.0%, Harris 26.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Adel?
91 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $329,282 (about $4.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Adel in the state legislature?
Adel is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 11 (Sam Watson). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Adel’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 Adel, 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 →