In 1950, a delegation from Flowood petitioned Governor Fielding L. Wright to incorporate the community.

[5] In June 2009, Flowood voters approved (by a 75% to 25% margin) being classified as a resort area that allows liquor by the glass in restaurants and hotels, coming out from under a dry county.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,202 people, 3,626 households, and 2,338 families residing in the city.

Flowood is the location of the National Weather Service office that serves the Jackson area.

Flowood also has a Nature Park with a 1 mile walking trail through woods and around a lake.

For sports, Flowood's Liberty Park is home to numerous baseball and soccer fields which brings in hundreds of kids and families each weekend.