Photo: Mihand35 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Gray run?
Gray’s city government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,251 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Gray is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,251 per resident a year, or $3.43 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
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$1,228 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Gray’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,228 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. Gray spent more than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.4 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; Gray itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Gray 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: $1,228 · 2023: $1,251. Per resident it went from $1,228 to $1,251 (up 2%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,241 to 3,407.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 35 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 $3,093 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.37% 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 Gray’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 Gray’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gray →
Who’s in charge in Gray
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gray’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on grayga.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 97 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (3,407).
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.
Jones County School District
Gray’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,691 per pupil, $8,921 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.
Gray’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gray alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jones County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.8%11,079 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.8%4,959 votesOthers: 0.3% (54 votes).
Most votes in Jones County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Gray lies in Jones County. Every 2024 race in Jones County is on the county’s page.
Jones 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 Gray.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: grayga.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.
Reach Gray’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gray’s government
How much does Gray spend per resident?
About $1,251 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,228 was more than 62% of 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Gray?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,093 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.37% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see grayga.us.
Who runs Gray’s government?
See grayga.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gray yet.
How did Gray vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gray alone. Jones County, where 100% of Gray lies, voted Trump 68.8%, Harris 30.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gray?
35 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $189,390 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gray in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Rick Williams) and State House District 144 (Dale Washburn). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gray’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 →