Town Hall · Amory

Amory, MS town hall & government

Amory spent $25.3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,900 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Amory's money goes

Spent
$25.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,900
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$230 per resident
Water & other utilities
$15.9 million63%
Police
$2.1 million8%
Sewer & trash
$2 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million6%
Fire
$1.3 million5%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million5%
Parks & libraries
$876,0003%
Paid to other governments
$63,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$53,000<1%
Interest on debt
$40,000<1%
Other
$164,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 60%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Amory didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Amory

Full-time staff
103
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
and 10 full-time firefighters
Police
30 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
28 full-time1 part
Fire
12 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
4 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

Amory School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,003
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,003 per pupil, $6,890 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.

Also serving Amory: Monroe County School District ($11,181 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Amory pay

Typical tax bill
$937
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$162,000
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 Amory's government

🏛️ Official websiteamoryms.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Amory →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amory

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

All of Amory'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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