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Belzoni, MS town hall & government

Belzoni spent $2.8 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,506 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Belzoni's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,506
typical Mississippi cities: $1,975
Long-term debt
$426,000
$227 per resident
Police
$628,00022%
Water & other utilities
$477,00017%
Roads & transportation
$419,00015%
Sewer & trash
$353,00013%
Fire
$347,00012%
Paid to other governments
$233,0008%
Parks & libraries
$182,0006%
Administration & buildings
$134,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0001%
Interest on debt
$11,000<1%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 61%
  • From the state 18%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Belzoni didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Belzoni

Full-time staff
42
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
16 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time1 part
Fire
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Belzoni didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Humphreys County School District

Belzoni's K–12 school district, shared with Isola, Louise and Silver City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,201
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,133
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 48%

Of the $17,201 per pupil, $7,868 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 Belzoni pay

Typical tax bill
$1,500
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$109,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Belzoni's government

🏛️ Official websitebelzonims.com/profbel.htm ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belzoni →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belzoni

Belzoni is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Belzoni'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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