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Hickory Flat, MS town hall & government

Hickory Flat spent $279,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $503 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hickory Flat's money goes

Spent
$279,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$503
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$77,00028%
Roads & transportation
$74,00027%
Administration & buildings
$67,00024%
Sewer & trash
$27,00010%
Fire
$14,0005%
Police
$13,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Hickory Flat didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Hickory Flat

Full-time staff
5
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Benton County School District

Hickory Flat's K–12 school district, shared with Ashland and Snow Lake Shores. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,916
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
933
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$835,000
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 37%

Of the $13,916 per pupil, $7,352 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 Hickory Flat pay

Typical tax bill
$490
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$109,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Hickory Flat's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Hickory Flat

Hickory Flat is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Trent Kelly. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Hickory Flat'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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