City government · Jones County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Laurel took in $46.0 million and spent $47.6 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money27%City taxes24%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other7.8%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
19%$8.8 million
Other taxes
5.2%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$408 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$14.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.0 million
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$425 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$4.1 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$12.4 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.9 million
Fines
3.7%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs8.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

16%

of Laurel'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$14.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
  • Water supply$6.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$520 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$493 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$7.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$497 thousand
  • Government buildings$321 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$278 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$604 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$604 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$439 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$439 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Laurel. 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 Laurel 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.