Woodland spent more per resident in 2022 than 76% of similar cities
Woodland’s village government spent $116,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $872 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Woodland is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$872 per resident in 2022: more than 76% of them
Woodland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($872 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $453, and the middle half spent $216–$830. Woodland spent more than 76% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($12,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Woodland itself left out).
About $872 per resident a year, or $2.39 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 55%.
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No trend yet
Woodland reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Woodland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 67 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (133).
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.
Chickasaw County School District
Woodland’s K–12 school district, shared with Houston, New Houlka. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,230 per pupil, $6,896 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.
Woodland’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Woodland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chickasaw County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.4%4,079 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.7%3,090 votesOthers: 0.9% (65 votes).
Most votes in Chickasaw County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Woodland lies in Chickasaw County. Every 2024 race in Chickasaw County is on the county’s page.
Chickasaw 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 Woodland.
- 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.
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Questions about Woodland’s government
How much does Woodland spend per resident?
About $872 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $872 was more than 76% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Woodland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Woodland yet.
How did Woodland vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Woodland alone. Chickasaw County, where 100% of Woodland lies, voted Trump 56.4%, Harris 42.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Woodland?
2 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,888 (about $70,656 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Woodland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Ben Suber) and State House District 22 (Justin Crosby). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →