City government · Pike County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), McComb took in $204 million and spent $171 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)90%Federal tax money3.6%State tax money3.4%City taxes2.4%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

90%

of McComb's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes2.4%

Property tax
2.2%$4.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$327 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$179 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$148 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$183 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$176 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$7.5 million

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$6.9 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$462 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals86%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Roads, transit and parking2.1%Running the government and other costs1.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

86%

of McComb's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
86%$148 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$148 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$233 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
1.5%$2.5 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)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$921 thousand
  • Government buildings$318 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$841 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$84 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$101 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$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McComb. 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 McComb 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.