Town Hall · Biloxi

Biloxi, MS town hall & government

Biloxi spent $137.2 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,793 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Biloxi

Andrew GilichMayorSince 2015 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Biloxi's money goes

Spent
$137.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,793
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$80.8 million
$1,644 per resident
Roads & transportation
$37.9 million28%
Fire
$20.1 million15%
Police
$17.4 million13%
Paid to other governments
$12.4 million9%
Administration & buildings
$11.4 million8%
Water & other utilities
$8.4 million6%
Parks & libraries
$7 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.7 million2%
Interest on debt
$2.7 million2%
Health & welfare
$1.5 million1%
Housing & development
$1.4 million1%
Other
$14.4 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Biloxi

Full-time staff
614
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
131
and 179 full-time firefighters
Fire
187 full-time
Police
180 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
75 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
49 full-time
Administration & buildings
36 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
32 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
12 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Other
30 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

Harrison County School District

Biloxi's K–12 school district, shared with D'Iberville and Gulfport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,426
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
14,299
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$61.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $11,426 per pupil, $6,971 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 Biloxi: Biloxi Public School District ($13,070 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Biloxi pay

Typical tax bill
$1,354
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$225,100
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.

Local

Contact Biloxi's government

🏛️ Official websitebiloxi.ms.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Biloxi →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Biloxi

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

All of Biloxi'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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