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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Southport took in $28.8 million and spent $23.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)70%City taxes22%County and local tax money4.7%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money0.7%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

70%

of Southport'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 taxes22%

Property tax
11%$3.2 million
Other taxes
5.9%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$631 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$622 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$229 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$204 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.6%$1.6 million

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$20.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Electric power$8.1 million
  • Liquor stores$4.2 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$289 thousand
  • Hospital bills$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$206 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$153 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$559 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

64%

of Southport'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
64%$15.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Liquor stores$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$277 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$574 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$375 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$287 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$261 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$591 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$591 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$465 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$465 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Southport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Southport 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.