Photo: Edfallere · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Albany run?
Albany’s city government spent $130.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,298 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Albany didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Albany is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Who’s in charge in Albany
From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.
Council members and agencies: cityofalbany.net ↗
Albany’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofalbany.net ↗.
About $2,298 per resident a year, or $6.30 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Albany didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Albany yet
Every year of Albany’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 373 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $3,973 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.02% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Albany’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 Albany’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Albany →
One full-time city employee for every 153 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (56,891).
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.
Greater Albany School District 8J
Albany’s K–12 school district, shared with Tangent, Millersburg. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,553 per pupil, $8,969 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.
Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Albany’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Albany alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Linn County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.3%43,078 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.0%25,749 votesOthers: 3.6% (2,602 votes).
Most votes in Linn County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
84% of Albany lies in Linn County; the rest in Benton County. Every 2024 race in Linn County is on the county’s page.
Linn 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 Albany.
- 1Your cityMayorAlex Johnson IIas listed by Open States, October 9, 2026
- 2Oregon HouseState representatives
- 3Oregon SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oregon
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Albany compares with the towns next door
Albany’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Millersburg | estimate | $4,425 |
| Albany | estimate | $3,973 |
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 Albany’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Albany’s government
How much does Albany spend per resident?
About $2,298 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Albany didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $195.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Albany?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,973 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.02% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofalbany.net.
Who is the mayor of Albany?
Alex Johnson II, as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026). The council and agencies are listed on cityofalbany.net.
How did Albany vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Albany alone. Linn County, where 84% of Albany lies, voted Trump 60.3%, Harris 36.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Albany?
372 full-time and 66 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.5M (about $42.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Albany in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Sara Gelser Blouin) and State House District 15 (Shelly Davis). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Albany’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 Albany, 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 →