City government · Harrison County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gulfport took in $974 million and spent $891 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)89%State tax money4.8%City taxes4.0%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Gulfport's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes4.0%

Property tax

2.9%$28.6 million

Other taxes

1.1%$10.8 million

What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more

Amusement taxes$5.2 million
Public utility taxes$4.3 million
Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services89%

Fees for services

89%$870 million

What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 4 more

Hospital bills$821 million
Sewer$25.8 million
Water$10.5 million
Other service charges$5.2 million
Garbage collection$5.1 million
Parks and recreation$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$770 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state

4.8%$46.7 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$16.1 million

Fines

<0.1%$605 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals86%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Running the government and other costs1.8%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

86%

of Gulfport's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals

86%$770 million

What's in health and hospitalsHospitals

Hospitals$770 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.2%$37.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$19.8 million
Fire protection$14.5 million
Courts and legal services$3.4 million

Roads, transit and parking

1.9%$17.2 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$17.2 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.8%$16.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$6.3 million
Water supply$5.7 million
Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million

Running the government and other costs

1.8%$15.8 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Other and not broken out$8.6 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
Government buildings$454 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.6%$14.5 million

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$14.5 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.3%$11.3 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$11.3 million

Interest on debt

0.9%$7.9 million

Housing and community development

<0.1%$242 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gulfport. 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 Gulfport 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.