Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Warner Robins run?
Warner Robins’ city government spent $74.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $914 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($31.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Warner Robins is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $914 per resident a year, or $2.50 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
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$921 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Warner Robins’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($921 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 37 Georgia cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,060, and the middle half spent $786–$1,555. Warner Robins spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($19.4 million), 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 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Warner Robins itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Warner Robins 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: $921 · 2023: $914.
full-time in March 2025, down from 578 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,641 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% 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 Warner Robins’ 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 Warner Robins’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Warner Robins →
Who’s in charge in Warner Robins
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Warner Robins’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on wrga.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 143 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (81,446).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Houston County School District
Warner Robins’ K–12 school district, shared with Centerville, Perry. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,457 per pupil, $8,861 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.
Peach County School District · $14,149 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Warner Robins’ votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Warner Robins alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Houston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.3%45,090 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.1%35,907 votesOthers: 0.6% (517 votes).
Most votes in Houston County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
99% of Warner Robins lies in Houston County; the rest in Peach County. Every 2024 race in Houston County is on the county’s page.
Houston 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
Warner Robins sends 4 representatives to the Georgia House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: wrga.gov ↗
- 2Georgia HouseWarner Robins is split between 4 districts
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Warner Robins compares with the towns next door
Warner Robins spent $921 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $895 to $1,544. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Centerville | $895 | $2,045 |
| Byron | $1,249 | $2,721 |
| Macon-Bibb County | $1,477 | $1,801 |
| Perry | $1,544 | $2,212 |
| Warner Robins | $921 | $1,641 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Warner Robins’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Warner Robins’ government
How much does Warner Robins spend per resident?
About $914 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $921 was less than 62% of 37 Georgia cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Warner Robins?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,641 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wrga.gov.
Who runs Warner Robins’ government?
See wrga.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Warner Robins yet.
How did Warner Robins vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Warner Robins alone. Houston County, where 99% of Warner Robins lies, voted Trump 55.3%, Harris 44.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Warner Robins?
568 full-time and 116 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.5M (about $41.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Warner Robins in the state legislature?
Warner Robins is split among 4 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Warner Robins’ 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; 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 →