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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Memphis took in $2.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)50%City taxes41%Fines and other8.9%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Memphis' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Sales tax
20%$428 thousand
Property tax
14%$307 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$141 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$24 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$432 thousand
  • Water$405 thousand
  • Sewer$198 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Fines
5.2%$110 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.8%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

8.8%

of Memphis' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$749 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$319 thousand
  • Water supply$301 thousand
  • Sewer systems$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$477 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$457 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$462 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$275 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$241 thousand
  • Airports$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$9 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 September 30, 2021. 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.