Photo: Joe C Furr · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Terry run?
Terry’s town government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $772 per resident. Water and other utilities ($671,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Terry is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $772 per resident a year, or $2.12 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 43%.
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No comparison or trend for Terry yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Terry’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,163 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 Terry’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 Terry’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Terry →
Who’s in charge in Terry
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 53 residents
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 (1,423).
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.
Hinds County School District
Terry’s K–12 school district, shared with Bolton, Byram, Edwards, Learned, Raymond and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,511 per pupil, $6,009 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.
Terry’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Terry alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hinds County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat72.4%62,840 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican26.3%22,816 votesOthers: 1.4% (1,174 votes).
Most votes in Hinds County: Kamala D Harris
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Terry lies in Hinds County. Every 2024 race in Hinds County is on the county’s page.
Hinds 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 Terry.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseTerry 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 Terry compares with the towns next door
Terry’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $771 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Byram | $771 | $1,642 |
| Terry | estimate | $1,163 |
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 Terry’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Terry’s government
How much does Terry spend per resident?
About $772 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Terry?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,163 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 the town’s assessor.
Who runs Terry’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Terry yet.
How did Terry vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Terry alone. Hinds County, where 100% of Terry lies, voted Harris 72.4%, Trump 26.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Terry?
27 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $117,894 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Terry in the state legislature?
Terry is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 29 (David Blount). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Terry’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 →