City government · Grenada County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Grenada took in $24.2 million and spent $25.8 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 money36%City taxes28%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other11%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
24%$5.8 million
Other taxes
3.7%$902 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$721 thousand
  • Other licenses$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$617 thousand
  • Other service charges$462 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$8.8 million

Fines and other11%

Fines
6.6%$1.6 million
Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Grenada's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$910 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$851 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$431 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grenada. 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 Grenada 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.