City government · DeSoto County, MS

Olive Branch's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Olive Branch took in $101 million and spent $90.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)44%City taxes31%State tax money22%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
28%$28.7 million
Other taxes
2.4%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$44.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 4 more
  • Gas$16.2 million
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Water$8.7 million
  • Other service charges$6.6 million
  • Airport$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$2.1 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$22.3 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

24%

of Olive Branch's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$30.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$13.4 million
  • Sewer systems$8.7 million
  • Water supply$8.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$24.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$15.0 million
  • Fire protection$9.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$732 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$21.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$17.5 million
  • Airports$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$8.5 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$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$314 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$794 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$319 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Olive Branch. 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 Olive Branch 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.