Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Alcoa run?
Alcoa’s city government spent $61.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,222 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Alcoa didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Alcoa is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Alcoa City School District
Alcoa’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Alcoa, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $14,433 per pupil, $8,921 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.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $5,222 per resident a year, or $14.31 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 52% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Alcoa runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Alcoa 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 Alcoa yet
Every year of Alcoa’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 →The typical homeowner pays $2,389 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Alcoa’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 Alcoa’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Alcoa →
Who’s in charge in Alcoa
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Alcoa’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofalcoa-tn.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 22 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,803).
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.
Alcoa’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Alcoa alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Blount County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.2%50,699 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.5%17,664 votesOthers: 1.2% (861 votes).
Most votes in Blount County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Alcoa lies in Blount County. Every 2024 race in Blount County is on the county’s page.
Blount 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 Alcoa.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofalcoa-tn.gov ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseAlcoa is split between 2 districts
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Alcoa compares with the towns next door
Alcoa’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $294 to $477 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rockford | $294 | $1,217 |
| Louisville | $477 | $1,442 |
| Maryville | estimate | $2,456 |
| Knoxville | estimate | $1,527 |
| Alcoa | estimate | $2,389 |
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 Alcoa’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Alcoa’s government
How much does Alcoa spend per resident?
About $5,222 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Alcoa didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $153.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Alcoa?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,389 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.86% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofalcoa-tn.gov.
Who runs Alcoa’s government?
See cityofalcoa-tn.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alcoa yet.
How did Alcoa vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Alcoa alone. Blount County, where 100% of Alcoa lies, voted Trump 73.2%, Harris 25.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Alcoa?
530 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2.8M (about $33.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Alcoa in the state legislature?
Alcoa is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Tennessee Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 2 (Tom Hatcher). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Alcoa’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 Alcoa, 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 →