City government · Rankin County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pearl took in $63.8 million and spent $59.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%City taxes15%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

54%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
13%$8.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$442 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$14.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$6.4 million
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$878 thousand
  • Other service charges$558 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$1.2 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$34.7 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%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.5 million
Fines
2.3%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Sent to other local governments7.4%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

7.4%

of Pearl's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Fire protection$7.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$13.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$11.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$4.4 million
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$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$973 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$920 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$665 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$665 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pearl. 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 Pearl 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.