Town Hall · Tylertown

Tylertown, MS town hall & government

Tylertown spent $1.5 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,009 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tylertown's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,009
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$504,00034%
Administration & buildings
$323,00022%
Police
$322,00022%
Water & other utilities
$220,00015%
Fire
$79,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0001%
Interest on debt
$9,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Tylertown didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tylertown

Full-time staff
14
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time13 part
Police
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Walthall County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,506
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 35%

Of the $12,506 per pupil, $6,979 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 Tylertown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,021
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$116,600
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 Tylertown's government

🏛️ Official websitetylertown.ms.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tylertown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tylertown

Tylertown is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Michael Guest. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Tylertown'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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