Town Hall · Long Beach

Long Beach, MS town hall & government

Long Beach spent $22.2 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,316 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Long Beach

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Long Beach's money goes

Spent
$22.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,316
typical Mississippi cities: $1,975
Long-term debt
$102,000
$6 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.3 million24%
Administration & buildings
$4.1 million19%
Police
$3.8 million17%
Fire
$2.7 million12%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million5%
Water & other utilities
$990,0004%
Parks & libraries
$880,0004%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Other
$3.1 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Long Beach

Full-time staff
118
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
and 40 full-time firefighters
Police
47 full-time2 part
Fire
40 full-time
Parks & libraries
17 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Long Beach School District

Long Beach's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,024
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,897
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,024 per pupil, $6,418 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 Long Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$1,963
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$215,200
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 Long Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflongbeachms.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Long Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Long Beach

Long Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Mike Ezell. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Long Beach'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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