Cusseta Industrial High School · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Cusseta run?
Cusseta’s city government spent $5.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $550 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cusseta didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cusseta is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
One full-time city employee for every 115 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 (10,551).
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.
About $550 per resident a year, or $1.51 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 65%.
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Cusseta 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 Cusseta yet
Every year of Cusseta’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →The typical homeowner pays $856 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% 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 Cusseta’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 Cusseta’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cusseta →
Who’s in charge in Cusseta
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Chattahoochee County School District
Cusseta’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,011 per pupil, $7,375 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.
How Cusseta voted in 2024
Official results for Cusseta’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.0%982 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.5%703 votesOthers: 0.5% (9 votes).
Most votes in Cusseta: Donald J Trump
Chattahoochee County: Trump 58.0%, Harris 41.5% · Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
of Cusseta’s 7,434 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Georgia: 67%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Sanford Bishop
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Cusseta, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusseta | 58.0% | 41.5% | 0.5% | 1,694 |
| Chattahoochee County | 58.0% | 41.5% | 0.5% | 1,694 |
| Georgia | 50.7% | 48.5% | 0.8% | 5,250,905 |
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 Cusseta.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Cusseta compares with the towns next door
Cusseta’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,648 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | $1,648 | $1,660 |
| Cusseta | estimate | $856 |
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 Cusseta’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cusseta’s government
How much does Cusseta spend per resident?
About $550 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cusseta didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Cusseta?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $856 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Cusseta’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cusseta yet.
How did Cusseta vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 58.0%, Kamala D Harris 41.5% (1,694 votes, official results). Chattahoochee County: Trump 58.0%, Harris 41.5%. Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%.
How many people work for Cusseta?
92 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $339,046 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cusseta in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Ed Harbison) and State House District 151 (Mike Cheokas). The House district also covers 14 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 Cusseta, 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 →