How is Richland run?
Richland’s city government spent $14.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,985 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Richland didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Richland is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Rankin County School District
Richland’s K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Florence, Pelahatchie, Puckett, Flowood. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,987 per pupil, $7,266 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.
About $1,985 per resident a year, or $5.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Richland didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Richland yet
Every year of Richland’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →full-time in March 2025, up from 142 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $926 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.74% 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 Richland’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 Richland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Richland →
Who’s in charge in Richland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Richland’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on richlandms.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 51 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 2024 finance file (7,297).
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.
Richland’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Richland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rankin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.0%50,896 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.9%18,060 votesOthers: 1.0% (722 votes).
Most votes in Rankin County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Richland lies in Rankin County. Every 2024 race in Rankin County is on the county’s page.
Rankin 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 Richland.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: richlandms.org ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseRichland 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 Richland compares with the towns next door
Richland’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $783 to $1,038 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Richland’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Richland’s government
How much does Richland spend per resident?
About $1,985 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Richland didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $15.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Richland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $926 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.74% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see richlandms.org.
Who runs Richland’s government?
See richlandms.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Richland yet.
How did Richland vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Richland alone. Rankin County, where 100% of Richland lies, voted Trump 73.0%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Richland?
144 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $558,874 (about $6.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Richland in the state legislature?
Richland is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Richland’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 Richland, 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 →