Photo: Loco Steve · CC BY 2.0Hazlehurst spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Hazlehurst’s city government spent $424,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $115 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Hazlehurst is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$115 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Hazlehurst’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($115 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 $931, and the middle half spent $788–$1,109. Hazlehurst spent less than 100% of 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; Hazlehurst itself left out).
About $115 per resident a year, or $0.32 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Hazlehurst reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023, 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 39 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $963 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% 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 Hazlehurst’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 Hazlehurst’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hazlehurst →
Who’s in charge in Hazlehurst
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 95 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,689).
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.
Hazlehurst City School District
Hazlehurst’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,523 per pupil, $6,269 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.
Hazlehurst’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hazlehurst alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Copiah County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.6%6,134 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.5%5,426 votesOthers: 0.9% (105 votes).
Most votes in Copiah County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Hazlehurst lies in Copiah County. Every 2024 race in Copiah County is on the county’s page.
Copiah 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 Hazlehurst.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Hazlehurst’s government
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Questions about Hazlehurst’s government
How much does Hazlehurst spend per resident?
About $115 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $115 was less 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 Hazlehurst?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $963 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% 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 Hazlehurst’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hazlehurst yet.
How did Hazlehurst vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hazlehurst alone. Copiah County, where 100% of Hazlehurst lies, voted Trump 52.6%, Harris 46.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hazlehurst?
39 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $141,322 (about $1.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hazlehurst in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (Albert Butler) and State House District 76 (Greg Holloway). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →