Town Hall · Gunnison

Gunnison, MS town hall & government

Gunnison spent $1.8 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $4,424 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Gunnison's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,424
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Housing & development
$1.1 million64%
Administration & buildings
$31,0002%
Other
$607,00034%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 100%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Gunnison didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Gunnison

Full-time staff
6
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
and 1 full-time firefighter
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Bolivar Consolidated School District

Gunnison's K–12 school district, shared with Benoit, Beulah, Pace, Rosedale and Shaw. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,276
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
887
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 33%

Of the $16,276 per pupil, $7,629 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 Gunnison pay

Typical tax bill
$506
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$57,000
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 Gunnison's government

Town hall & decisions in Gunnison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gunnison

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

All of Gunnison'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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