Town Hall · Rienzi

Rienzi, MS town hall & government

Rienzi spent $164,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $539 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rienzi's money goes

Spent
$164,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$539
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$466,000
$1,533 per resident
Water & other utilities
$95,00058%
Administration & buildings
$53,00032%
Interest on debt
$16,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 88%
  • Property taxes 12%

Rienzi didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rienzi

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$149,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rienzi didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alcorn School District

Rienzi's K–12 school district, shared with Farmington, Glen and Kossuth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,291
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
3,198
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $11,291 per pupil, $7,163 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 Rienzi pay

Typical tax bill
$931
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$96,000
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 Rienzi's government

Town hall & decisions in Rienzi →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rienzi

Rienzi is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Trent Kelly. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Rienzi'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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