Photo: lucianvenutian · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Holly Springs run?
Holly Springs’ city government spent $8.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,303 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Holly Springs didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Holly Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,303 per resident a year, or $3.57 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Holly Springs didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Holly Springs yet
Every year of Holly Springs’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 59 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,273 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% 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 Holly Springs’ 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 Holly Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Holly Springs →
Who’s in charge in Holly Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 116 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 2024 finance file (6,823).
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.
Holly Springs School District
Holly Springs’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,870 per pupil, $7,567 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.
Holly Springs’ votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Holly Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.2%7,977 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.0%6,888 votesOthers: 0.8% (118 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Holly Springs lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall 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 Holly Springs.
- 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 Holly Springs’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Holly Springs’ government
How much does Holly Springs spend per resident?
About $1,303 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Holly Springs didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $47.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Holly Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,273 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% 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 Holly Springs’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Holly Springs yet.
How did Holly Springs vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Holly Springs alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Holly Springs lies, voted Trump 53.2%, Harris 46.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Holly Springs?
59 full-time and 25 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $248,813 (about $3.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Holly Springs in the state legislature?
Holly Springs is split among 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 Holly Springs’ government
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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 (for Holly Springs, 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 →