City government · Hancock County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Waveland took in $13.7 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%City taxes25%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

33%

of Waveland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes25%

Property tax

22%$2.9 million

Other taxes

4.0%$542 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more

Public utility taxes$327 thousand
Other licenses$194 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services

27%$3.7 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more

Water$1.5 million
Sewer$1.4 million
Garbage collection$552 thousand
Gas$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government

9.1%$1.2 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state

33%$4.5 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.0%$277 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other

2.0%$278 thousand

Fines

1.5%$209 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

35%

of Waveland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

35%$4.0 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$2.1 million
Fire protection$1.5 million
Inspections and regulation$268 thousand
Courts and legal services$194 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

31%$3.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more

Sewer systems$1.4 million
Water supply$1.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$530 thousand
Gas supply$229 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

16%$1.9 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.9 million

Running the government and other costs

8.9%$1.0 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Other and not broken out$5 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

7.3%$843 thousand

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

Parks and recreation$691 thousand
Libraries$152 thousand

Interest on debt

1.7%$200 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.6%$68 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$68 thousand

Social services

0.3%$33 thousand

What's in social servicesWelfare institutions

Welfare institutions$33 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waveland. 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 Waveland 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.