City government · Hancock County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Diamondhead took in $6.2 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

52%

of Diamondhead's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes60%

Property tax
52%$3.2 million
Other taxes
7.7%$481 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$300 thousand
  • Other licenses$170 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$687 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$687 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$125 thousand
Fines
0.7%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs35%Sent to other local governments10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Housing and community development1.6%

What stands out

37%

of Diamondhead's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$2.9 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$973 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$591 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$851 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$851 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$666 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$492 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$174 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$628 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$628 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$136 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Diamondhead. 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 Diamondhead 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.