City government · Jones County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ellisville took in $7.1 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%State tax money23%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
38%$2.7 million
Other taxes
6.6%$468 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$450 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$938 thousand
  • Sewer$625 thousand
  • Garbage collection$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$14 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.6%

Fines
3.1%$222 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.5%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs9.3%Sent to other local governments4.1%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

50%

of Ellisville'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
50%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$157 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$792 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$310 thousand
  • Sewer systems$237 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$554 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$554 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$492 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$492 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$217 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$217 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$59 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellisville. 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 Ellisville 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.