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Town Hall · McLain

McLain runs its own hospital

McLain’s town government spent $150,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $475 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: McLain didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$150,000
year to September 30, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$475
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$137,000
end of FY2024 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
2
full-time, hospital & welfare staff apart (2 in all) · March payroll $7,253 · Census estimate

What stands out about how McLain is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $475 per resident a year, or $1.30 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 42%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 35%From the state 34%Utility sales 22%Fees & charges 9%Interest, fines & other 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%
An estimate

McLain didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $5,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $294,000.
Why the hospital is apart.The Census Bureau counts the hospital it runs in the town’s books ($103,000, 36% of all operations). Only 135 of the 11,301 towns and cities of 2,500+ run one (Census finance files), so it is shown here and left out of every per-resident comparison.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for McLain yet

Every year of McLain’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in McLain

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check McLain’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for McLain yet.
Who works for McLain

One full-time town employee for every 158 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (316).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings1 + 1 pt
Police1
2
full-time
1
part-time
$7,253
payroll for March 2022
$87,036
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$35,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
1
sworn police officers
Estimates.McLain didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Greene County School District

McLain’s K–12 school district, shared with Leakesville, State Line. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in McLain →
$12,508
per pupil · MS $12,392
1,655
students
$3 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,508 per pupil, $6,923 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 30%State 54%Federal 16%

Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

McLain’s votes are counted by county

Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for McLain alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Greene County’s results.

President · Greene County’s results5,649 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican84.5%4,776 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat14.8%835 votes

Others: 0.7% (38 votes).

Most votes in Greene County: Donald J Trump

Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%

The county’s page

100% of McLain lies in Greene County. Every 2024 race in Greene County is on the county’s page.

Greene County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents McLain

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for McLain.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Mississippi HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Mississippi SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach McLain’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about McLain’s government

How much does McLain spend per resident?

About $475 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (McLain didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $294,000.

Who runs McLain’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for McLain yet.

How did McLain vote in 2024?

Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for McLain alone. Greene County, where 100% of McLain lies, voted Trump 84.5%, Harris 14.8% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for McLain?

2 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $7,253 (about $87,036 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents McLain in the state legislature?

State Senate District 43 (Dennis DeBar) and State House District 105 (Elliot Burch). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about McLain’s 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 McLain, 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 →