Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Moss Point run?
Moss Point’s city government spent $10.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $896 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($4.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Moss Point is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $896 per resident a year, or $2.45 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
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No comparison or trend for Moss Point yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Moss Point’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,187 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% 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 Moss Point’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 Moss Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Moss Point →
Who’s in charge in Moss Point
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Moss Point’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofmosspoint.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 188 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (12,039).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Moss Point School District
Moss Point’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,865 per pupil, $8,482 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.
Moss Point’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Moss Point alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.4%36,376 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.5%15,469 votesOthers: 1.1% (565 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Moss Point lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Moss Point.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofmosspoint.org ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseMoss Point 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 Moss Point compares with the towns next door
Moss Point’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Pascagoula | estimate | $1,147 |
| Moss Point | estimate | $1,187 |
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 Moss Point’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Moss Point’s government
How much does Moss Point spend per resident?
About $896 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 Moss Point?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,187 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofmosspoint.org.
Who runs Moss Point’s government?
See cityofmosspoint.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Moss Point yet.
How did Moss Point vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Moss Point alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Moss Point lies, voted Trump 69.4%, Harris 29.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Moss Point?
64 full-time and 25 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $430,894 (about $5.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Moss Point in the state legislature?
Moss Point is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 51 (Jeremy England). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Moss Point’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 →