City government · Oktibbeha County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Starkville took in $94.6 million and spent $101 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%State tax money20%City taxes11%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

62%

of Starkville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
10%$9.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$808 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$446 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$294 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$59.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$43.5 million
  • Water$6.6 million
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Airport$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$1.3 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$18.7 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$2.7 million
Fines
1.0%$963 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Running the government and other costs5.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

59%

of Starkville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$60.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$46.1 million
  • Water supply$6.6 million
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$751 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$275 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$11.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
  • Airports$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$8.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$5.7 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$660 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$405 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$167 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$389 thousand
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$389 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$120 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Starkville. 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 Starkville 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.