Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Homeland run?
Homeland’s city government spent $656,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $687 per resident. Water and other utilities ($243,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Homeland is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $687 per resident a year, or $1.88 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 36%.
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$687 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Homeland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($687 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $697, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Homeland spent less than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($239,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Homeland itself left out).
No trend yet
Homeland reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Homeland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 159 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 (955).
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.
Charlton County School District
Homeland’s K–12 school district, shared with Folkston. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,829 per pupil, $8,802 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.
Homeland’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Homeland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Charlton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.9%3,607 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.8%1,007 votesOthers: 0.3% (14 votes).
Most votes in Charlton County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Homeland lies in Charlton County. Every 2024 race in Charlton County is on the county’s page.
Charlton 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 Homeland.
- 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 Homeland compares with the towns next door
Homeland spent $687 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $506. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Folkston | $506 | $966 |
| Homeland | $687 | — |
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 Homeland’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Homeland’s government
How much does Homeland spend per resident?
About $687 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $687 was less than 51% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Homeland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Homeland yet.
How did Homeland vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Homeland alone. Charlton County, where 100% of Homeland lies, voted Trump 77.9%, Harris 21.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Homeland?
6 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,834 (about $238,008 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Homeland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Mike Hodges) and State House District 174 (John Corbett). The House district also covers 11 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; 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 →