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Beaumont, MS town hall & government

Beaumont spent $1.5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,622 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Beaumont's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,622
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$180,000
$201 per resident
Water & other utilities
$271,00019%
Police
$146,00010%
Administration & buildings
$125,0009%
Roads & transportation
$105,0007%
Sewer & trash
$95,0007%
Fire
$38,0003%
Parks & libraries
$22,0002%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,000<1%
Other
$636,00044%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Beaumont didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Beaumont

Full-time staff
6
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Police
2 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Perry County Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$15,160
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
892
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $15,160 per pupil, $8,242 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 Beaumont pay

Typical tax bill
$1,158
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$259,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Beaumont's government

Town hall & decisions in Beaumont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beaumont

Beaumont is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Mike Ezell. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Beaumont'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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