Stately Oaks · Photo: Maksim Sundukov · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Morrow run?
Morrow’s city government spent $13.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,109 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Morrow didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Morrow is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Clayton County School District
Morrow’s K–12 school district, shared with Forest Park, Jonesboro, Lake City, Lovejoy, Riverdale and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,377 per pupil, $8,650 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.
About $2,109 per resident a year, or $5.78 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Morrow didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Morrow yet
Every year of Morrow’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $1,713 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% 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 Morrow’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 Morrow’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Morrow →
Who’s in charge in Morrow
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 91 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 (6,426).
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.
Morrow’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Morrow alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clayton County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat84.3%94,203 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican15.1%16,877 votesOthers: 0.6% (649 votes).
Most votes in Clayton County: Kamala D Harris
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Morrow lies in Clayton County. Every 2024 race in Clayton County is on the county’s page.
Clayton 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
Morrow sends 4 representatives to the Georgia House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseMorrow is split between 4 districts
- 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 Morrow compares with the towns next door
Morrow’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,221 to $1,758 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lake City | $1,221 | $1,883 |
| Forest Park | $1,758 | $1,450 |
| Morrow | estimate | $1,713 |
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 Morrow’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Morrow’s government
How much does Morrow spend per resident?
About $2,109 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Morrow didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Morrow?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,713 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.76% 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 Morrow’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Morrow yet.
How did Morrow vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Morrow alone. Clayton County, where 100% of Morrow lies, voted Harris 84.3%, Trump 15.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Morrow?
71 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $360,928 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Morrow in the state legislature?
Morrow is split among 4 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Morrow’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 Morrow, 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 →