Town Hall · Calhoun

Calhoun, MS town hall & government

Calhoun spent $24.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $16,682 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Calhoun's money goes

Spent
$24.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$16,682
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$274,000
$187 per resident
Health & welfare
$22.8 million93%
Sewer & trash
$318,0001%
Water & other utilities
$283,0001%
Fire
$207,0001%
Police
$207,0001%
Roads & transportation
$200,0001%
Administration & buildings
$147,0001%
Parks & libraries
$82,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$49,000<1%
Interest on debt
$12,000<1%
Other
$183,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 93%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Calhoun

Full-time staff
11
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Calhoun County School District

Calhoun's K–12 school district, shared with Big Creek, Bruce, Derma, Pittsboro, Slate Springs and Vardaman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,557
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,054
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 45%

Of the $13,557 per pupil, $7,928 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 Calhoun pay

Typical tax bill
$730
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$94,700
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 Calhoun's government

Town hall & decisions in Calhoun →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Calhoun

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

All of Calhoun'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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