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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ridgeland took in $58.0 million and spent $46.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%City taxes22%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money3.9%

What stands out

51%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
19%$11.0 million
Other taxes
3.4%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$412 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$776 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$307 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$29.3 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$2.3 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.9 million
Fines
1.6%$904 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

4.1%

of Ridgeland'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
35%$16.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$975 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$10.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$5.3 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$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$619 thousand
  • Government buildings$564 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$150 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$2.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$223 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$141 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ridgeland. 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 Ridgeland 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.