City government · Copiah County, MS

Crystal Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crystal Springs took in $5.9 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)29%City taxes27%State tax money19%Federal tax money12%Fines and other12%

What stands out

12%

of Crystal Springs' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax
24%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.8%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$130 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$775 thousand
  • Garbage collection$482 thousand
  • Sewer$402 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$735 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.1 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$717 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

34%

of Crystal Springs' 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
34%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$903 thousand
  • Fire protection$550 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$713 thousand
  • Sewer systems$441 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$400 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$634 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$634 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$475 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$352 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$313 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$184 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$111 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crystal Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Crystal Springs 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.