City government · Monroe County, MS

Aberdeen's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Aberdeen took in $24.7 million and spent $24.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes13%State tax money7.5%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Aberdeen's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
12%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$359 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$225 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$92 thousand
  • Other licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$15.9 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$693 thousand
  • Garbage collection$588 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$16 thousand

State tax money7.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
7.5%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$219 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$256 thousand
Fines
0.3%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Sent to other local governments3.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

70%

of Aberdeen's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$17.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$15.6 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$463 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$608 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$424 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$636 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$227 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$954 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$858 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$96 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$796 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$751 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$272 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$272 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$131 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$44 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$116 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$116 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aberdeen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Aberdeen itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.