Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Silver City run?
Silver City’s city government spent $57,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $204 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Silver City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Silver City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $204 per resident a year, or $0.56 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 75%.
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Silver City didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Silver City yet
Every year of Silver City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,542 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% 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 Silver City’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Silver City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Silver City →
Who’s in charge in Silver City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Humphreys County School District
Silver City’s K–12 school district, shared with Belzoni, Isola, Louise. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,201 per pupil, $7,868 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.
Silver City’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Silver City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Humphreys County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat70.4%2,443 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican28.5%990 votesOthers: 1.0% (35 votes).
Most votes in Humphreys County: Kamala D Harris
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Silver City lies in Humphreys County. Every 2024 race in Humphreys County is on the county’s page.
Humphreys 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 Silver City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Silver City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Silver City’s government
How much does Silver City spend per resident?
About $204 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Silver City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $80,000.
What is the property tax rate in Silver City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,542 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.17% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Silver City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Silver City yet.
How did Silver City vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Silver City alone. Humphreys County, where 100% of Silver City lies, voted Harris 70.4%, Trump 28.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Silver City?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,124 (about $49,488 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Silver City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Joseph Thomas) and State House District 51 (Timaka James-Jones). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Silver City’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 Silver City, 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 →