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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Hattiesburg took in $137 million and spent $134 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
19%$26.0 million
Other taxes
15%$20.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$15.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$36.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$14.5 million
  • Water$13.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$216 thousand
  • Transit fares$156 thousand
  • Airport$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$6.4 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$42.8 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$2.1 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$1.2 million
Fines
0.6%$832 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs15%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

16%

of Hattiesburg's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$28.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.6 million
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$731 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$26.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.3 million
  • Sewer systems$10.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$26.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$21.6 million
  • Public transit$4.2 million
  • Airports$263 thousand
  • Parking$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$21.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21.6 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$19.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Government buildings$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.0 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$4.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$3.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$960 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$573 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$573 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hattiesburg. 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 Hattiesburg 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.