Photo: Jennifer Smits · Public domainHow is Pass Christian run?
Pass Christian’s city government spent $7.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,346 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pass Christian didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pass Christian is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,346 per resident a year, or $3.69 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pass Christian didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Pass Christian yet
Every year of Pass Christian’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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, up from 79 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,953 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% 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 Pass Christian’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 Pass Christian’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pass Christian →
Who’s in charge in Pass Christian
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pass Christian’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pass-christian.com/modern ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 74 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 (5,882).
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.
Pass Christian Public School District
Pass Christian’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,808 per pupil, $8,239 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.
Pass Christian’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pass Christian 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 Pass Christian 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 Pass Christian.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pass-christian.com/modern ↗
- 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.
How Pass Christian compares with the towns next door
Pass Christian’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | estimate | $1,963 |
| Pass Christian | estimate | $1,953 |
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 Pass Christian’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pass Christian’s government
How much does Pass Christian spend per resident?
About $1,346 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Pass Christian didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $10.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Pass Christian?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,953 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pass-christian.com/modern.
Who runs Pass Christian’s government?
See pass-christian.com/modern for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pass Christian yet.
How did Pass Christian vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pass Christian alone. Harrison County, where 100% of Pass Christian lies, voted Trump 63.9%, Harris 35.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pass Christian?
80 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $317,551 (about $3.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Pass Christian in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Mike Thompson) and State House District 121 (Carolyn Crawford). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pass Christian’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 (for Pass Christian, 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 →