Walthall County Training School · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Tylertown run?
Tylertown’s town government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $853 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Tylertown didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Tylertown is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $853 per resident a year, or $2.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Tylertown didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Tylertown yet
Every year of Tylertown’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,021 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% 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 Tylertown’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 Tylertown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tylertown →
Who’s in charge in Tylertown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tylertown’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on tylertown.ms.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 105 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,467).
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.
Walthall County School District
Tylertown’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,506 per pupil, $6,979 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.
Tylertown’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Tylertown alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Walthall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.0%4,114 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.1%2,355 votesOthers: 0.9% (60 votes).
Most votes in Walthall County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Tylertown lies in Walthall County. Every 2024 race in Walthall County is on the county’s page.
Walthall 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 Tylertown.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: tylertown.ms.us ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseState representatives
- 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 Tylertown’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tylertown’s government
How much does Tylertown spend per resident?
About $853 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Tylertown didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Tylertown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,021 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see tylertown.ms.us.
Who runs Tylertown’s government?
See tylertown.ms.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tylertown yet.
How did Tylertown vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Tylertown alone. Walthall County, where 100% of Tylertown lies, voted Trump 63.0%, Harris 36.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tylertown?
14 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $97,934 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Tylertown in the state legislature?
Tylertown is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tylertown’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Tylertown, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →