City government · Yazoo County, MS

Yazoo City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Yazoo City took in $29.2 million and spent $29.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes18%State tax money12%Federal tax money1.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

67%

of Yazoo City'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 taxes18%

Property tax
17%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$200 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Other licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$19.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$13.5 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$561 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.6 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$286 thousand
Fines
0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs7.9%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Interest on debt0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

75%

of Yazoo City'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
75%$22.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$14.4 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$229 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$968 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$968 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$265 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$217 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$47 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yazoo City. 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 Yazoo City 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.