Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Cairo spent more per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Cairo’s city government spent $14.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,410 per resident. Water and other utilities ($22.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cairo is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,286 per resident in 2022: more than 68% of them
Cairo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,286 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,116, and the middle half spent $820–$1,467. Cairo spent more than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cairo itself left out).
About $1,410 per resident a year, or $3.86 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cairo reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,286 · 2023: $1,527 · 2024: $1,410. Per resident it went from $1,286 to $1,410 (up 10%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 9,302 to 10,027.
full-time in March 2025, down from 140 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,410 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% 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 Cairo’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 Cairo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cairo →
Who’s in charge in Cairo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cairo’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cairoga.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 78 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (10,027).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Grady County School District
Cairo’s K–12 school district, shared with Whigham. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,663 per pupil, $8,600 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.
Cairo’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cairo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grady County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.9%7,385 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.7%3,290 votesOthers: 0.4% (43 votes).
Most votes in Grady County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Cairo lies in Grady County. Every 2024 race in Grady County is on the county’s page.
Grady 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 Cairo.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cairoga.com ↗
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 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.
Reach Cairo’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cairo’s government
How much does Cairo spend per resident?
About $1,410 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,286 was more than 68% of 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cairo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,410 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cairoga.com.
Who runs Cairo’s government?
See cairoga.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cairo yet.
How did Cairo vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cairo alone. Grady County, where 100% of Cairo lies, voted Trump 68.9%, Harris 30.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cairo?
128 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $673,511 (about $8.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cairo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Sam Watson) and State House District 173 (Darlene Taylor). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cairo’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; 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 →