Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Talbotton run?
Talbotton’s city government spent $499,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $595 per resident.
What stands out about how Talbotton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Talbot County School District
Talbotton’s K–12 school district, shared with Geneva, Junction City, Woodland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,003 per pupil, $13,321 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 $595 per resident a year, or $1.63 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 58%.
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$595 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Talbotton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($595 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. Talbotton spent less than 58% 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; Talbotton itself left out).
No trend yet
Talbotton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,368 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Talbotton’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 Talbotton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Talbotton →
Who’s in charge in Talbotton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 140 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 (838).
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.
Talbotton’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Talbotton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Talbot County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.9%1,888 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.9%1,483 votesOthers: 0.2% (8 votes).
Most votes in Talbot County: Kamala D Harris
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Talbotton lies in Talbot County. Every 2024 race in Talbot County is on the county’s page.
Talbot 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 Talbotton.
- 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 Talbotton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Talbotton’s government
How much does Talbotton spend per resident?
About $595 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 $595 was less than 58% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Talbotton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Talbotton yet.
How did Talbotton vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Talbotton alone. Talbot County, where 100% of Talbotton lies, voted Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Talbotton?
6 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $29,715 (about $356,580 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Talbotton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Ed Harbison) and State House District 137 (Debbie Buckner). The House district also covers eight 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 →