Photo: Dofftoubab · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Hickory run?
Hickory’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hickory didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Hickory is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Newton County School District
Hickory’s K–12 school district, shared with Chunky, Decatur, Lake. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,419 per pupil, $7,138 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.
No comparison or trend for Hickory yet
Every year of Hickory’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 4 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $947 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 Hickory’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Hickory’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hickory →
Who’s in charge in Hickory
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 129 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 (515).
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.
Hickory’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hickory alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Newton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.2%6,641 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.9%2,603 votesOthers: 0.8% (79 votes).
Most votes in Newton County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Hickory lies in Newton County. Every 2024 race in Newton County is on the county’s page.
Newton 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 Hickory.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Hickory’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hickory’s government
How much does Hickory spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Hickory didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1,000.
What is the property tax rate in Hickory?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $947 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 the town’s assessor.
Who runs Hickory’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hickory yet.
How did Hickory vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hickory alone. Newton County, where 100% of Hickory lies, voted Trump 71.2%, Harris 27.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hickory?
4 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $46,028 (about $552,336 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hickory in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Tyler McCaughn) and State House District 84 (Troy Smith). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hickory’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 (for Hickory, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →