Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Woodland run?
Woodland’s city government spent $204,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $588 per resident.
What stands out about how Woodland is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Talbot County School District
Woodland’s K–12 school district, shared with Geneva, Junction City, Talbotton. 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 $588 per resident a year, or $1.61 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 92%.
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$588 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Woodland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($588 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. Woodland spent less than 59% 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; Woodland itself left out).
No trend yet
Woodland reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $857 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 Woodland’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 Woodland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Woodland →
Who’s in charge in Woodland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 174 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 (347).
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.
Woodland’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Woodland 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 Woodland 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 Woodland.
- 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 Woodland’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Woodland’s government
How much does Woodland spend per resident?
About $588 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 $588 was less than 59% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Woodland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $857 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 the city’s assessor.
Who runs Woodland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Woodland yet.
How did Woodland vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Woodland alone. Talbot County, where 100% of Woodland lies, voted Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Woodland?
2 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,851 (about $142,212 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Woodland 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 →