Photo: Dofftoubab · CC BY-SA 4.0Heidelberg spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
Heidelberg’s town government spent $1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,606 per resident. Water and other utilities ($191,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Heidelberg is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,496 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them
Heidelberg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,496 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $453, and the middle half spent $216–$830. Heidelberg spent more than 96% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($218,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Heidelberg itself left out).
About $1,606 per resident a year, or $4.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 41%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Heidelberg 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: $1,496 · 2023: $1,606.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Heidelberg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Heidelberg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofheidelberg.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 70 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (634).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
East Jasper School District
Heidelberg’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,290 per pupil, $7,844 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.
Heidelberg’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Heidelberg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jasper County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.2%4,118 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.2%3,722 votesOthers: 0.6% (50 votes).
Most votes in Jasper County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Heidelberg lies in Jasper County. Every 2024 race in Jasper County is on the county’s page.
Jasper 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 Heidelberg.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofheidelberg.com ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseState representatives
- 3Mississippi SenateState senatorDistrict 34
- 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 Heidelberg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Heidelberg’s government
How much does Heidelberg spend per resident?
About $1,606 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,496 was more than 96% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Heidelberg’s government?
See townofheidelberg.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Heidelberg yet.
How did Heidelberg vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Heidelberg alone. Jasper County, where 100% of Heidelberg lies, voted Trump 52.2%, Harris 47.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Heidelberg?
9 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $37,472 (about $449,664 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Heidelberg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 and State House District 80 (Omeria Scott). The House district also covers four 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 →