Town Hall · Mayersville

Mayersville, MS town hall & government

Mayersville spent $337,000 in the year to September 30, 2023, about $851 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mayersville's money goes

Spent
$337,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$851
typical Mississippi cities: $1,975
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$188,00056%
Administration & buildings
$86,00026%
Sewer & trash
$41,00012%
Roads & transportation
$10,0003%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$9,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 12%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Mayersville didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Mayersville

Full-time staff
3
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$9,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
0 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

South Delta School District

Mayersville's K–12 school district, shared with Anguilla, Cary and Rolling Fork. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,120
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
535
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $20,120 per pupil, $8,471 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 Mayersville pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.19%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$104,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Mayersville's government

Town hall & decisions in Mayersville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mayersville

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

All of Mayersville'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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