Town Hall · Lambert

Lambert, MS town hall & government

Lambert spent $766,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $578 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lambert's money goes

Spent
$766,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$578
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$1 million
$755 per resident
Water & other utilities
$258,00034%
Sewer & trash
$202,00026%
Administration & buildings
$115,00015%
Police
$104,00014%
Roads & transportation
$40,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$37,0005%
Fire
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lambert

Full-time staff
11
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Quitman County School District

Lambert's K–12 school district, shared with Falcon, Marks, Sledge and Crowder. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,820
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
820
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 34%

Of the $14,820 per pupil, $7,648 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 Lambert pay

Typical tax bill
$752
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$62,300
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 Lambert's government

Town hall & decisions in Lambert →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lambert

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

All of Lambert'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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