City government · Lee County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tupelo took in $160 million and spent $145 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%State tax money27%City taxes12%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$18.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$408 thousand
  • Other licenses$366 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$86.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$59.9 million
  • Water$10.4 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$242 thousand
  • Road charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$1.9 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$43.0 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$4.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$3.9 million
Fines
0.4%$586 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs5.8%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

54%

of Tupelo'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
54%$78.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$56.9 million
  • Sewer systems$9.0 million
  • Water supply$8.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$21.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.9 million
  • Fire protection$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$17.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17.0 million
  • Libraries$543 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$14.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.7 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$331 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$4.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$211 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tupelo. 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 Tupelo 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.