Town Hall · Flowood

Flowood, MS town hall & government

Flowood spent $43.5 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $4,128 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Flowood's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Flowood

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Flowood's money goes

Spent
$43.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,128
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$45.8 million
$4,346 per resident
Roads & transportation
$8.8 million20%
Sewer & trash
$7.1 million16%
Police
$6.4 million15%
Fire
$5.6 million13%
Water & other utilities
$5.2 million12%
Parks & libraries
$3.9 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$999,0002%
Paid to other governments
$87,000<1%
Health & welfare
$35,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Flowood

Full-time staff
224
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
60
and 62 full-time firefighters
Fire
69 full-time
Police
67 full-time
Water & other utilities
28 full-time
Roads & transportation
22 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time
Health & welfare
5 full-time
Other
9 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rankin County School District

Flowood's K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Florence, Pelahatchie, Puckett and Richland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,987
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
18,485
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$170.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal

  • Local 43%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $11,987 per pupil, $7,266 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Flowood pay

Typical tax bill
$2,341
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$342,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Flowood's government

Town hall & decisions in Flowood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Flowood

Flowood is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Michael Guest. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Flowood's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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