City government · Marion County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Columbia took in $12.9 million and spent $10.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%City taxes15%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

52%

of Columbia's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
11%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.8%$491 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$416 thousand
  • Other licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$776 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$491 thousand
  • Garbage collection$349 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$6.7 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$547 thousand
Fines
3.3%$421 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Columbia's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$209 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$757 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$682 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$846 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$708 thousand
  • Government buildings$274 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$205 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$642 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$586 thousand
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Columbia 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.