Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Dublin spent more per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Dublin’s city government spent $30.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,918 per resident. Water and other utilities ($23.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dublin is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,914 per resident in 2022: more than 86% of them
Dublin’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,914 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,175, and the middle half spent $865–$1,535. Dublin spent more than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.7 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dublin itself left out).
About $1,918 per resident a year, or $5.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 1% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dublin 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: $1,914 · 2023: $1,910 · 2024: $1,918.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,465 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% 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 Dublin’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 Dublin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dublin →
Who’s in charge in Dublin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dublin’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofdublin.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 68 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (15,946).
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.
Dublin City School District
Dublin’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,776 per pupil, $8,742 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.
Laurens County School District · $14,863 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Dublin’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dublin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Laurens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.2%15,460 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.5%7,820 votesOthers: 0.3% (72 votes).
Most votes in Laurens County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Dublin lies in Laurens County. Every 2024 race in Laurens County is on the county’s page.
Laurens 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 Dublin.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofdublin.org ↗
- 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 Dublin’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dublin’s government
How much does Dublin spend per resident?
About $1,918 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 $1,914 was more than 86% of 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dublin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,465 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofdublin.org.
Who runs Dublin’s government?
See cityofdublin.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dublin yet.
How did Dublin vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dublin alone. Laurens County, where 100% of Dublin lies, voted Trump 66.2%, Harris 33.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dublin?
235 full-time and 37 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $839,522 (about $10.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Dublin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Larry Walker) and State House District 155 (Matt Hatchett). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Dublin’s government
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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 →