Fort Massachusetts · Photo: Edibobb · CC BY 3.0How is Long Beach run?
Long Beach’s city government spent $17.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,056 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($990,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Long Beach is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,056 per resident a year, or $2.89 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Long Beach yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Long Beach’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 118 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,963 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% 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 Long Beach’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 Long Beach’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Long Beach →
Who’s in charge in Long Beach
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Long Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoflongbeachms.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 139 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 2023 finance file (16,856).
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.
Long Beach School District
Long Beach’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,024 per pupil, $6,418 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.
Long Beach’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Long Beach alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harrison County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.9%48,497 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.0%26,555 votesOthers: 1.1% (871 votes).
Most votes in Harrison County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Long Beach lies in Harrison County. Every 2024 race in Harrison County is on the county’s page.
Harrison 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 Long Beach.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoflongbeachms.com ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseLong Beach is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Long Beach compares with the towns next door
Long Beach’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,047 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfport | $1,047 | $1,253 |
| Pass Christian | estimate | $1,953 |
| Long Beach | estimate | $1,963 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Long Beach’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Long Beach’s government
How much does Long Beach spend per resident?
About $1,056 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Long Beach?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,963 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoflongbeachms.com.
Who runs Long Beach’s government?
See cityoflongbeachms.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Long Beach yet.
How did Long Beach vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Long Beach alone. Harrison County, where 100% of Long Beach lies, voted Trump 63.9%, Harris 35.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Long Beach?
121 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $523,016 (about $6.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Long Beach in the state legislature?
Long Beach is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 48 (Mike Thompson). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Long Beach’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; 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 →