Photo: GamblinMonkey · Public domainHow is Dyersburg run?
Dyersburg’s city government spent $60.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,811 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dyersburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Dyersburg City School District
Dyersburg’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Dyersburg, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $13,796 per pupil, $8,490 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.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
Dyer County School District · $12,586 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $3,811 per resident a year, or $10.44 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 59% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Dyersburg runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison for Dyersburg yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Dyersburg’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 16% of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dyersburg reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $3,490 · 2024: $3,811.
full-time in March 2025, up from 634 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,471 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Dyersburg’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.
Tax bills are one input to Dyersburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dyersburg →
Who’s in charge in Dyersburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dyersburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on dyersburgtn.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 24 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (15,957).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Dyersburg’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dyersburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dyer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.6%11,603 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.8%2,707 votesOthers: 0.6% (84 votes).
Most votes in Dyer County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Dyersburg lies in Dyer County. Every 2024 race in Dyer County is on the county’s page.
Dyer 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 Dyersburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: dyersburgtn.gov ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Dyersburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dyersburg’s government
How much does Dyersburg spend per resident?
About $3,811 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Dyersburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,471 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see dyersburgtn.gov.
Who runs Dyersburg’s government?
See dyersburgtn.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dyersburg yet.
How did Dyersburg vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dyersburg alone. Dyer County, where 100% of Dyersburg lies, voted Trump 80.6%, Harris 18.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dyersburg?
665 full-time and 149 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.6M (about $43.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dyersburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Ed Jackson) and State House District 77 (Rusty Grills). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Dyersburg’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; 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 →