Northwoods Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0How is Doraville run?
Doraville’s city government spent $15.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,534 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Doraville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Doraville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
DeKalb County School District
Doraville’s K–12 school district, shared with Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Lithonia and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,739 per pupil, $10,348 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.
Gwinnett County School District · $15,623 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,534 per resident a year, or $4.20 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 48%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Doraville 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 Doraville yet
Every year of Doraville’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 →full-time in March 2025, up from 102 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,771 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 Doraville’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 Doraville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Doraville →
Who’s in charge in Doraville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Doraville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on doravillega.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 92 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (10,264).
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.
Doraville’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Doraville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are DeKalb County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat81.9%299,630 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican17.1%62,622 votesOthers: 1.0% (3,756 votes).
Most votes in DeKalb County: Kamala D Harris
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Doraville lies in DeKalb County. Every 2024 race in DeKalb County is on the county’s page.
DeKalb 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 Doraville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: doravillega.us ↗
- 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 Doraville compares with the towns next door
Doraville’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $313 to $846 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Peachtree Corners | $313 | $4,436 |
| Dunwoody | $631 | $5,454 |
| Chamblee | $846 | $4,379 |
| Doraville | estimate | $2,771 |
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 Doraville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Doraville’s government
How much does Doraville spend per resident?
About $1,534 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Doraville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $25.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Doraville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,771 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 doravillega.us.
Who runs Doraville’s government?
See doravillega.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Doraville yet.
How did Doraville vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Doraville alone. DeKalb County, where 100% of Doraville lies, voted Harris 81.9%, Trump 17.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Doraville?
111 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $769,006 (about $9.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Doraville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Sally Harrell) and State House District 80 (Long Tran). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Doraville’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 Doraville, 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 →