City government · DeSoto County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Southaven took in $111 million and spent $98.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%State tax money32%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)26%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

32%

of Southaven's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes32%

Property tax

29%$32.7 million

Other taxes

2.7%$3.0 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$2.0 million
Other licenses$953 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services

26%$29.1 million

What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 3 more

Parks and recreation$8.3 million
Water$8.2 million
Sewer$7.5 million
Garbage collection$3.3 million
Other service charges$1.8 million

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%$4.5 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state

32%$35.5 million

Fines and other5.7%

Fines

3.5%$3.8 million

Interest, rents and other

2.3%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

20%

of Southaven's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

39%$37.8 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$21.5 million
Fire protection$14.7 million
Courts and legal services$1.6 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

20%$19.1 million

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

Parks and recreation$18.8 million
Libraries$300 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

18%$17.8 million

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

Water supply$9.2 million
Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
Sewer systems$4.3 million

Running the government and other costs

11%$10.4 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$5.0 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
Government buildings$1.5 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$818 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

10%$10.0 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$10.0 million

Interest on debt

1.9%$1.9 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$1.3 million
Interest on water supply debt$658 thousand

Environment and natural resources

0.6%$619 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$619 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.4%$393 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$393 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Southaven. 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 Southaven 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.