Town Hall · Georgetown

Georgetown, MS town hall & government

Georgetown spent $347,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,295 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Georgetown's money goes

Spent

$347,000

fiscal year to September 30, 2022

Per resident

$1,295

typical Mississippi cities: $1,480

Long-term debt

$105,000

$392 per resident

Administration & buildings

$189,00054%

Water & other utilities

$35,00010%

Sewer & trash

$31,0009%

Other

$92,00027%

Where the money comes from

From the federal government 52%
From the state 20%
Property taxes 9%
Fees & charges 8%
Utility sales 7%
Interest, fines & other 2%
Sales taxes 1%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Georgetown

Full-time staff

8 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$23,300

a year, before benefits

Administration & buildings

1 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Copiah County School District

Georgetown's K–12 school district, shared with Beauregard, Crystal Springs and Wesson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$11,606

Mississippi: $12,392

Students

2,099

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$800,000

at year end

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

Local 21%
State 46%
Federal 33%

Of the $11,606 per pupil, $5,872 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.

Which schools Georgetown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Georgetown pay

Typical tax bill

$1,018

a year · Mississippi typical $1,215

Effective rate

1.05%

of home value · Mississippi 0.72%

Typical home value

$97,000

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 Georgetown's government

Town hall & decisions in Georgetown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Georgetown

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

All of Georgetown'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.