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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Memphis took in $5.1 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)82%City taxes15%State tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

82%

of Memphis' 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 taxes15%

Sales tax
8.8%$445 thousand
Property tax
4.4%$222 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$28 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Water$800 thousand
  • Garbage collection$252 thousand
  • Sewer$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Airport$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$133 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Running the government and other costs4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

80%

of Memphis' 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
80%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Water supply$291 thousand
  • Sewer systems$211 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$398 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$398 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$203 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$196 thousand
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)$174 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Memphis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Memphis 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.