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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pascagoula took in $52.7 million and spent $51.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)33%State tax money32%City taxes31%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

32%

of Pascagoula'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%$14.8 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$153 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$17.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 4 more
  • Gas$5.6 million
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$16.7 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$973 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$853 thousand
Fines
0.5%$270 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

24%

of Pascagoula's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$15.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$697 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$12.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Gas supply$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$12.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.3 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$162 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$234 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$161 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pascagoula. 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 Pascagoula 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.