Flowood spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Flowood’s city government spent $30 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,845 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Flowood is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,445 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them
Flowood’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,445 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–$1,078. Flowood spent more than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.3 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; Flowood itself left out).
About $2,845 per resident a year, or $7.79 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 28% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Flowood 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: $2,445 · 2023: $2,676 · 2024: $2,845. Per resident it went from $2,445 to $2,845 (up 16%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 9,556 to 10,530.
full-time in March 2025, up from 201 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,341 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% 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 Flowood’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 Flowood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Flowood →
Who’s in charge in Flowood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 47 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 (10,530).
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.
Rankin County School District
Flowood’s K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Florence, Pelahatchie, Puckett, Richland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,987 per pupil, $7,266 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.
Flowood’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Flowood alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rankin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.0%50,896 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.9%18,060 votesOthers: 1.0% (722 votes).
Most votes in Rankin County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Flowood lies in Rankin County. Every 2024 race in Rankin County is on the county’s page.
Rankin 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
Flowood sends 4 representatives to the Mississippi House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseFlowood is split between 4 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.
How Flowood compares with the towns next door
Flowood spent $2,445 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,038. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Flowood’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Flowood’s government
How much does Flowood spend per resident?
About $2,845 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 $2,445 was more than 100% of 27 Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Flowood?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,341 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Flowood’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Flowood yet.
How did Flowood vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Flowood alone. Rankin County, where 100% of Flowood lies, voted Trump 73.0%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Flowood?
224 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Flowood in the state legislature?
Flowood is split among 4 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 Flowood’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 →