Town Hall · Aberdeen

Aberdeen, MS town hall & government

Aberdeen spent $24.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $5,023 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aberdeen's government.

Town budget

Where Aberdeen's money goes

Spent
$24.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,023
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
$1,316 per resident
Water & other utilities
$16.8 million69%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million5%
Police
$1.1 million4%
Roads & transportation
$954,0004%
Paid to other governments
$796,0003%
Fire
$636,0003%
Sewer & trash
$463,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$312,0001%
Parks & libraries
$272,0001%
Health & welfare
$125,0001%
Interest on debt
$61,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 71%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Aberdeen

Full-time staff
83
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 13 full-time firefighters
Police
21 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
13 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Fire
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
12 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Aberdeen School District

Aberdeen's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,783
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
965
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal

  • Local 44%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,783 per pupil, $7,553 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Aberdeen pay

Typical tax bill
$773
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$87,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Aberdeen's government

🏛️ Official websiteaberdeenms.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Aberdeen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aberdeen

Aberdeen is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Trent Kelly. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Aberdeen's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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