Town Hall · McComb

McComb, MS town hall & government

McComb spent $171.1 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $14,210 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs McComb

Quordiniah N. LockleyMayor Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where McComb's money goes

Spent
$171.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$14,210
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$35.7 million
$2,964 per resident
Health & welfare
$148 million86%
Fire
$3.9 million2%
Police
$3.9 million2%
Roads & transportation
$3.7 million2%
Water & other utilities
$3 million2%
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million2%
Parks & libraries
$1.8 million1%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million1%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$233,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$101,000<1%
Other
$969,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 88%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for McComb

Full-time staff
1,091
281 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
and 55 full-time firefighters
Health & welfare
861 full-time262 part
Police
74 full-time
Fire
55 full-time
Administration & buildings
30 full-time
Parks & libraries
17 full-time17 part
Roads & transportation
16 full-time
Sewer & trash
14 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
14 full-time
Other
10 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

McComb School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,171
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,146
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 28%

Of the $14,171 per pupil, $6,390 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 McComb pay

Typical tax bill
$1,282
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$98,700
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 McComb's government

🏛️ Official websitemccomb-ms.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in McComb →

Beyond town hall

Who represents McComb

McComb is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Michael Guest. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of McComb'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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