Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Poulan spent more per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Poulan’s city government spent $749,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,014 per resident.
What stands out about how Poulan is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,104 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them
Poulan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,104 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 $696, and the middle half spent $428–$1,060. Poulan spent more than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($52,000), 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; Poulan itself left out).
About $1,014 per resident a year, or $2.78 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 51%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Poulan 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: $1,104 · 2024: $1,014.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $640 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% 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 Poulan’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 Poulan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Poulan →
Who’s in charge in Poulan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 41 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (739).
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.
Worth County School District
Poulan’s K–12 school district, shared with Sumner, Sylvester, Warwick. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,985 per pupil, $7,353 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.
Poulan’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Poulan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Worth County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.1%6,991 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.7%2,300 votesOthers: 0.2% (18 votes).
Most votes in Worth County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Poulan lies in Worth County. Every 2024 race in Worth County is on the county’s page.
Worth 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 Poulan.
- 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 Poulan’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Poulan’s government
How much does Poulan spend per resident?
About $1,014 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,104 was more than 77% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Poulan?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $640 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% 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 Poulan’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Poulan yet.
How did Poulan vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Poulan alone. Worth County, where 100% of Poulan lies, voted Trump 75.1%, Harris 24.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Poulan?
18 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $50,755 (about $609,060 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Poulan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Carden Summers) and State House District 152 (Bill Yearta). The House district also covers five 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 →