Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Offerman spent less per resident in 2022 than 90% of similar cities
Offerman’s city government spent $135,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $308 per resident.
What stands out about how Offerman is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$308 per resident in 2022: less than 90% of them
Offerman’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($308 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 $433–$1,080. Offerman spent less than 90% of 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; Offerman itself left out).
About $308 per resident a year, or $0.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 59%.
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No trend yet
Offerman reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $814 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% 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 Offerman’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Offerman’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Offerman →
Who’s in charge in Offerman
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 438 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 (438).
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.
Pierce County School District
Offerman’s K–12 school district, shared with Blackshear, Patterson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,981 per pupil, $8,529 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.
Offerman’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Offerman alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pierce County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.7%8,655 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.2%1,089 votesOthers: 0.2% (17 votes).
Most votes in Pierce County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Offerman lies in Pierce County. Every 2024 race in Pierce County is on the county’s page.
Pierce 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 Offerman.
- 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.
Reach Offerman’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Offerman’s government
How much does Offerman spend per resident?
About $308 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $308 was less than 90% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Offerman?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $814 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% 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 Offerman’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Offerman yet.
How did Offerman vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Offerman alone. Pierce County, where 100% of Offerman lies, voted Trump 88.7%, Harris 11.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Offerman?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,318 (about $15,816 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Offerman in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Russ Goodman) and State House District 178 (Steven Meeks). The House district also covers nine 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 →