Town Hall · Rolling Fork

Rolling Fork, MS town hall & government

Rolling Fork spent $2.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,181 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rolling Fork's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,181
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$805,000
$435 per resident
Sewer & trash
$569,00026%
Police
$491,00022%
Water & other utilities
$408,00019%
Roads & transportation
$234,00011%
Administration & buildings
$219,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$73,0003%
Interest on debt
$32,0001%
Fire
$31,0001%
Parks & libraries
$24,0001%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Other
$92,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • From the state 30%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Rolling Fork

Full-time staff
23
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$16,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Rolling Fork's K–12 school district, shared with Anguilla, Cary and Mayersville. 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 Rolling Fork pay

Typical tax bill
$1,089
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$105,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rolling Fork's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofrollingfork.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rolling Fork →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rolling Fork

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

All of Rolling Fork'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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