Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture · Public domainGreenwood runs its own hospital
Greenwood’s city government spent $19.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,443 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($67.8 million) and water utilities ($29.3 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Greenwood is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,443 per resident a year, or $3.95 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
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$1,254 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Greenwood’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,254 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 Mississippi cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,004, and the middle half spent $794–$1,138. Greenwood spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.5 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Greenwood itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Greenwood 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: $1,254 · 2023: $1,270 · 2024: $1,443.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), down from 208 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 $1,447 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.33% 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 Greenwood’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 Greenwood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Greenwood →
Who’s in charge in Greenwood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Greenwood’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on greenwoodms.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 66 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
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 (13,541).
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.
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
Greenwood’s K–12 school district, shared with Itta Bena, Morgan City, Schlater, Sidon. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,654 per pupil, $6,634 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.
Greenwood’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Greenwood alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Leflore County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat68.7%6,476 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican30.3%2,854 votesOthers: 1.0% (91 votes).
Most votes in Leflore County: Kamala D Harris
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Greenwood lies in Leflore County. Every 2024 race in Leflore County is on the county’s page.
Leflore 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 Greenwood.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: greenwoodms.org ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseGreenwood 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 Greenwood’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Greenwood’s government
How much does Greenwood spend per resident?
About $1,443 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Greenwood also runs a hospital ($67.8 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,254 was more than 80% of 44 Mississippi cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Greenwood?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,447 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.33% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see greenwoodms.org.
Who runs Greenwood’s government?
See greenwoodms.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Greenwood yet.
How did Greenwood vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Greenwood alone. Leflore County, where 100% of Greenwood lies, voted Harris 68.7%, Trump 30.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Greenwood?
205 full-time and 189 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 337 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $3.7M (about $44.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Greenwood in the state legislature?
Greenwood 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 Greenwood’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 →