Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Yazoo City spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Yazoo City’s city government spent $10.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,051 per resident. Water and other utilities ($14.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Yazoo City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$862 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them
Yazoo City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($862 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 Mississippi cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,019, and the middle half spent $794–$1,191. Yazoo City spent less than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.9 million), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Yazoo City itself left out).
About $1,051 per resident a year, or $2.88 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Yazoo City reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $862 · 2023: $1,134 · 2024: $1,051. Per resident it went from $862 to $1,051 (up 22%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 10,673 to 9,844.
full-time in March 2025, up from 119 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,556 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.51% 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 Yazoo 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.
Tax bills are one input to Yazoo City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Yazoo City →
Who’s in charge in Yazoo City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Yazoo City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on yazoo.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 76 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,844).
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.
Yazoo City Municipal School District
Yazoo City’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,488 per pupil, $5,622 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.
Yazoo 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 Yazoo City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yazoo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.8%4,558 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.4%4,342 votesOthers: 0.8% (71 votes).
Most votes in Yazoo County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Yazoo City lies in Yazoo County. Every 2024 race in Yazoo County is on the county’s page.
Yazoo 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 Yazoo City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: yazoo.org ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseYazoo City is split between 3 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.
Reach Yazoo City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Yazoo City’s government
How much does Yazoo City spend per resident?
About $1,051 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $862 was less than 66% of 44 Mississippi cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Yazoo City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,556 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see yazoo.org.
Who runs Yazoo City’s government?
See yazoo.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Yazoo City yet.
How did Yazoo City vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Yazoo City alone. Yazoo County, where 100% of Yazoo City lies, voted Trump 50.8%, Harris 48.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Yazoo City?
130 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $535,508 (about $6.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Yazoo City in the state legislature?
Yazoo City is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22 (Joseph Thomas). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Yazoo City’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 →