Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Byhalia spent more per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Byhalia’s town government spent $3.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,448 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Byhalia is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,882 per resident in 2022: more than 98% of them
Byhalia’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,882 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $453, and the middle half spent $216–$830. Byhalia spent more than 98% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($222,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Byhalia itself left out).
About $2,448 per resident a year, or $6.71 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 44%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 47% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Byhalia reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,882 · 2023: $2,031 · 2024: $2,448. Per resident it went from $1,882 to $2,448 (up 30%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,213 to 1,367.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,319 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Byhalia’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Byhalia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Byhalia →
Who’s in charge in Byhalia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 40 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,367).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Marshall County School District
Byhalia’s K–12 school district, shared with Potts Camp. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,747 per pupil, $6,475 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Byhalia’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Byhalia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.2%7,977 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.0%6,888 votesOthers: 0.8% (118 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Byhalia lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Byhalia.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseByhalia is split between 2 districts
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Byhalia’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Byhalia’s government
How much does Byhalia spend per resident?
About $2,448 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,882 was more than 98% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Byhalia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,319 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.99% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Byhalia’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Byhalia yet.
How did Byhalia vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Byhalia alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Byhalia lies, voted Trump 53.2%, Harris 46.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Byhalia?
34 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $140,598 (about $1.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Byhalia in the state legislature?
Byhalia is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 10 (Neil Whaley). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →