Town Hall · Iuka

Iuka, MS town hall & government

Iuka spent $4.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,567 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Iuka's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,567
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
$1,433 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million45%
Police
$845,00018%
Sewer & trash
$552,00012%
Fire
$369,0008%
Administration & buildings
$326,0007%
Roads & transportation
$207,0005%
Parks & libraries
$156,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,0001%
Interest on debt
$12,000<1%
Other
$14,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • From the state 30%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Iuka

Full-time staff
32
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
11 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Fire
4 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tishomingo County Schools

Iuka's K–12 school district, shared with Belmont, Burnsville, Golden, Paden and Tishomingo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,898
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,900
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,898 per pupil, $7,066 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 Iuka pay

Typical tax bill
$540
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$124,700
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.

Local

Contact Iuka's government

Town hall & decisions in Iuka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Iuka

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

All of Iuka'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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