Moorhead, MS town hall & government
Moorhead spent $1.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $915 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Moorhead's government.
Where Moorhead's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 25%
- From the state 25%
- Fees & charges 16%
- Utility sales 15%
- From the federal government 7%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Sales taxes 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Moorhead didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Moorhead
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Sunflower County Consolidated School District
Moorhead's K–12 school district, shared with Doddsville, Drew, Indianola, Inverness, Ruleville and Sunflower. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal
- Local 27%
- State 30%
- Federal 44%
Of the $14,099 per pupil, $6,828 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.
Which schools Moorhead kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Moorhead pay
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.
Contact Moorhead's government
Who represents Moorhead
Moorhead is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.
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.