City government · Tippah County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ripley took in $18.1 million and spent $17.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)70%State tax money16%City taxes6.9%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

70%

of Ripley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes6.9%

Other taxes
3.9%$708 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$451 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$207 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$531 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$12.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$8.8 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$366 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Other service charges$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$726 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.9 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$125 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$355 thousand
Fines
0.7%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Running the government and other costs3.0%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

70%

of Ripley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$12.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$8.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$469 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$237 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$658 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$658 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$527 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$527 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$282 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$258 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ripley. 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 Ripley 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.