Pickens, MS town hall & government
Pickens spent $733,000 in the year to August 31, 2022, about $751 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pickens's government.
Where Pickens's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the federal government 43%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Utility sales 17%
- Property taxes 17%
- From the state 3%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Pickens
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Holmes County Consolidated School District
Pickens's K–12 school district, shared with Cruger, Durant, Goodman, Lexington, Tchula and West. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal
- Local 22%
- State 42%
- Federal 36%
Of the $15,344 per pupil, $7,120 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.
Which schools Pickens kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pickens pay
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.
Contact Pickens's government
Who represents Pickens
Pickens is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.
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.