City government · Harrison County, MS

Pass Christian's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pass Christian took in $8.7 million and spent $9.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money21%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Pass Christian's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes41%

Property tax

41%$3.6 million

Other taxes

0.1%$12 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses

Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services

34%$3.0 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$1.3 million
Sewer$784 thousand
Garbage collection$470 thousand
Ports and waterways$462 thousand
Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state

21%$1.8 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.6%$54 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$150 thousand

Fines

1.1%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Pass Christian's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

38%$3.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$1.8 million
Fire protection$1.5 million
Inspections and regulation$231 thousand
Courts and legal services$150 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

25%$2.4 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$1.5 million
Garbage and solid waste$484 thousand
Sewer systems$458 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

21%$2.1 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors

Roads and highways$1.4 million
Ports and harbors$665 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.7%$834 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$664 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
Other government-run businesses$26 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.6%$542 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$358 thousand
Libraries$184 thousand

Interest on debt

0.5%$52 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pass Christian. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pass Christian 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.