How is Pitts run?
Pitts’ city government spent $108,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $376 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pitts didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pitts is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Wilcox County School District
Pitts’ K–12 school district, shared with Abbeville, Pineview, Rochelle. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,217 per pupil, $8,228 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 $376 per resident a year, or $1.03 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 42%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pitts didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Pitts yet
Every year of Pitts’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $415 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% 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 Pitts’ 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 Pitts’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pitts →
Who’s in charge in Pitts
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pitts’ votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pitts alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wilcox County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.5%2,493 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.3%847 votesOthers: 0.2% (7 votes).
Most votes in Wilcox County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Pitts lies in Wilcox County. Every 2024 race in Wilcox County is on the county’s page.
Wilcox 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 Pitts.
- 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 Pitts’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pitts’ government
How much does Pitts spend per resident?
About $376 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pitts didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $214,000.
What is the property tax rate in Pitts?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $415 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% 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 Pitts’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pitts yet.
How did Pitts vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pitts alone. Wilcox County, where 100% of Pitts lies, voted Trump 74.5%, Harris 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pitts?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,960 (about $59,520 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pitts in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Larry Walker) and State House District 148 (Noel Williams). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pitts’ 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 (for Pitts, 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 →