Town Hall · Bolton

Bolton, MS town hall & government

Bolton spent $646,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,235 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bolton's money goes

Spent
$646,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,235
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$291,00045%
Police
$169,00026%
Sewer & trash
$81,00013%
Water & other utilities
$64,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0003%
Roads & transportation
$18,0003%
Fire
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 33%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bolton

Full-time staff
1
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Hinds County School District

Bolton's K–12 school district, shared with Byram, Edwards, Learned, Raymond, Terry and Utica. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,511
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
4,972
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$66 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $11,511 per pupil, $6,009 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 Bolton pay

Typical tax bill
$435
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$43,100
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 Bolton's government

Town hall & decisions in Bolton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bolton

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

All of Bolton'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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