Town Hall · Moss Point

Moss Point, MS town hall & government

Moss Point spent $20.4 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,694 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Moss Point

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Moss Point's money goes

Spent
$20.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,694
typical Mississippi cities: $1,975
Long-term debt
$15.3 million
$1,274 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5 million24%
Paid to other governments
$3.2 million16%
Police
$2.7 million13%
Fire
$2.2 million11%
Sewer & trash
$2 million10%
Roads & transportation
$2 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million9%
Parks & libraries
$392,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$390,0002%
Interest on debt
$324,0002%
Housing & development
$209,0001%
Other
$263,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • From the state 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Moss Point

Full-time staff
64
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 18 full-time firefighters
Police
33 full-time6 part
Fire
18 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time12 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
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

Moss Point School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,865
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,604
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $19,865 per pupil, $8,482 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 Moss Point pay

Typical tax bill
$1,187
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$110,100
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 Moss Point's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmosspoint.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moss Point →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moss Point

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

All of Moss Point'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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