How is Temple run?
Temple’s city government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $860 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Temple didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Temple is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $860 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Temple 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 Temple yet
Every year of Temple’s 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 $1,667 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% 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 Temple’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 Temple’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Temple →
Who’s in charge in Temple
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Temple’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on templega.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 180 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 2022 finance file (5,044).
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.
Carroll County School District
Temple’s K–12 school district, shared with Bowdon, Mount Zion, Roopville, Whitesburg, Villa Rica. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,430 per pupil, $8,100 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.
Temple’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Temple alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carroll County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.3%42,536 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.1%17,634 votesOthers: 0.5% (324 votes).
Most votes in Carroll County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
99% of Temple lies in Carroll County; the rest in Haralson County. Every 2024 race in Carroll County is on the county’s page.
Carroll 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 Temple.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: templega.us ↗
- 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 Temple’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Temple’s government
How much does Temple spend per resident?
About $860 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Temple didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Temple?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,667 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see templega.us.
Who runs Temple’s government?
See templega.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Temple yet.
How did Temple vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Temple alone. Carroll County, where 99% of Temple lies, voted Trump 70.3%, Harris 29.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Temple?
28 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $134,659 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Temple in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Tim Bearden) and State House District 71 (Jutt Howard). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Temple’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 Temple, 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 →