Photo: Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History · Public domainAberdeen spent more per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Aberdeen’s city government spent $5.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,187 per resident. Water and other utilities ($16.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Aberdeen is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,099 per resident in 2022: more than 74% of them
Aberdeen’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,099 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $913, and the middle half spent $784–$1,088. Aberdeen spent more than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.1 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Aberdeen itself left out).
About $1,187 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 20%.
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Day-to-day spending has held about steady since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Aberdeen 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: $1,099 · 2023: $1,233 · 2024: $1,187. Per resident it went from $1,099 to $1,187 (up 8%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 5,268 to 4,848.
full-time in March 2025, down from 91 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 $773 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 Aberdeen’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 Aberdeen’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Aberdeen →
Who’s in charge in Aberdeen
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Aberdeen’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on aberdeenms.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 58 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 (4,848).
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.
Aberdeen School District
Aberdeen’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,783 per pupil, $7,553 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.
Aberdeen’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Aberdeen alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Monroe County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.6%10,861 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.7%5,090 votesOthers: 0.7% (118 votes).
Most votes in Monroe County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Aberdeen lies in Monroe County. Every 2024 race in Monroe County is on the county’s page.
Monroe 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 Aberdeen.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: aberdeenms.us ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseAberdeen 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 Aberdeen’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Aberdeen’s government
How much does Aberdeen spend per resident?
About $1,187 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 $1,099 was more than 74% of 27 Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Aberdeen?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $773 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 aberdeenms.us.
Who runs Aberdeen’s government?
See aberdeenms.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Aberdeen yet.
How did Aberdeen vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Aberdeen alone. Monroe County, where 100% of Aberdeen lies, voted Trump 67.6%, Harris 31.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Aberdeen?
83 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $314,189 (about $3.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Aberdeen in the state legislature?
Aberdeen is split among 2 State House districts and 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 Aberdeen’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 →