Town Hall · Vaiden

Vaiden, MS town hall & government

Vaiden spent $877,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $942 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Vaiden's money goes

Spent
$877,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$942
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$1,900 per resident
Water & other utilities
$276,00031%
Sewer & trash
$267,00030%
Police
$126,00014%
Administration & buildings
$97,00011%
Roads & transportation
$39,0004%
Parks & libraries
$30,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0001%
Fire
$6,0001%
Paid to other governments
$6,0001%
Other
$20,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • From the state 22%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Vaiden 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 Vaiden

Full-time staff
5
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Carroll County School District

Vaiden's K–12 school district, shared with Carrollton and North Carrollton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,400
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
768
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $14,400 per pupil, $7,751 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 Vaiden pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215

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 Vaiden's government

Town hall & decisions in Vaiden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vaiden

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

All of Vaiden'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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