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Terry, MS town hall & government

Terry spent $1.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,342 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Terry's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,342
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$671,00035%
Police
$468,00025%
Administration & buildings
$405,00021%
Parks & libraries
$25,0001%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Other
$340,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Terry

Full-time staff
27
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hinds County School District

Terry's K–12 school district, shared with Bolton, Byram, Edwards, Learned, Raymond and Utica. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,511
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
4,972
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$66 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $11,511 per pupil, $6,009 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 Terry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,163
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$162,100
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 Terry's government

Town hall & decisions in Terry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Terry

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

All of Terry'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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