Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Leland run?
Leland’s city government spent $5.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,405 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Leland is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,405 per resident a year, or $3.85 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$846 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Leland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($846 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 $784–$1,109. Leland spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($507,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Leland itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 70% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Leland 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: $846 · 2023: $1,086 · 2024: $1,405.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 40 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 $669 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% 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 Leland’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 Leland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Leland →
Who’s in charge in Leland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 94 residents
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 (3,750).
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.
Leland School District
Leland’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,326 per pupil, $8,004 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.
Leland’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washington County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat67.0%9,735 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican32.0%4,649 votesOthers: 1.1% (156 votes).
Most votes in Washington County: Kamala D Harris
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Leland lies in Washington County. Every 2024 race in Washington County is on the county’s page.
Washington 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 Leland.
- 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 Leland’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Leland’s government
How much does Leland spend per resident?
About $1,405 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $846 was less than 56% of 27 Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Leland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $669 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% 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 Leland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leland yet.
How did Leland vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leland alone. Washington County, where 100% of Leland lies, voted Harris 67.0%, Trump 32.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Leland?
40 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $198,864 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Leland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Derrick Simmons) and State House District 50 (John Hines). 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 →