Town government · Rankin County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Brandon took in $48.8 million and spent $53.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)36%State tax money29%Town taxes21%County and local tax money12%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

29%

of Brandon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes21%

Property tax
18%$8.9 million
Other taxes
2.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$984 thousand
  • Other licenses$214 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$14.3 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$6.1 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$429 thousand
Fines
0.7%$360 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

26%

of Brandon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$17.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.6 million
  • Water supply$7.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
26%$13.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$8.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.5 million
  • Libraries$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$725 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$94 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$245 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$539 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brandon. 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 Town of Brandon 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.