ZIP 38804 · Tupelo, MS

Five governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Mississippi

$27.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money41%State taxes38%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)13%Fines and other7.4%Local tax money0.2%
Full Mississippi breakdown

What stands out

8.4%

of Mississippi's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes38%

Sales tax
18%$5.07 billion
Other taxes
8.9%$2.45 billion
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; motor fuel taxes and 15 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$498 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$453 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$361 million
  • Amusement taxes$292 million
  • Corporation licenses$224 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$212 million
  • Tobacco taxes$121 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$89.4 million
  • Other licenses$68.0 million
  • Severance taxes$49.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$41.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$21.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$8.3 million
  • Driver's licenses$5.1 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
8.4%$2.33 billion
Business income tax
2.6%$718 million
Property tax
0.1%$30.4 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.58 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$1.58 billion
  • College tuition$958 million
  • Liquor stores$510 million
  • University housing and dining$358 million
  • Other service charges$94.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$35.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$30.3 million
  • Other education charges$5.8 million
  • Road charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Housing$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$11.4 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$44.5 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$2.03 billion
Fines
<0.1%$525 thousand
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments31%Social services30%Schools and colleges14%Health and hospitals8.7%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

31%

of Mississippi's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Mississippi breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
31%$8.64 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 16 more
  • Sent to school districts$4.08 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.03 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$837 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$426 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$377 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$369 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$177 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$98.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$78.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$46.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$42.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$23.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$13.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$7.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$1.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$373 thousand
Social services
30%$8.17 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$8.04 billion
  • Welfare institutions$46.9 million
  • Veterans' services$46.7 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$37.7 million
Schools and colleges
14%$3.92 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.70 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$457 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$420 million
  • Other education$343 million
Health and hospitals
8.7%$2.41 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.11 billion
  • Public health$296 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$1.37 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.35 billion
  • Ports and harbors$18.6 million
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$1.10 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$621 million
  • Other and not broken out$300 million
  • Other government administration$120 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$852 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$384 million
  • Police$210 million
  • Courts and legal services$145 million
  • Inspections and regulation$113 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$693 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$510 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$510 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$366 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$366 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$262 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$59.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53.6 million
  • Libraries$6.0 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$51.1 million
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Your county

Lee County

$52.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 98% of this ZIP is in Lee County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes48%Federal tax money22%State tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Lee County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

Full Lee County breakdown

County taxes48%

Property tax
46%$28.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$13.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$7.8 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$527 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.5 million
Fines
1.0%$592 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Sent to other local governments16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

16%

of Lee County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Lee County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$14.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$738 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$10.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.4 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$8.2 million
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$8.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$737 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$548 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$548 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$469 thousand
Social services
0.7%$377 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$377 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$308 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$308 thousand
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Your city

City of Tupelo

$145 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 33% of this ZIP is in Tupelo.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%State tax money27%City taxes12%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Tupelo's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Full Tupelo breakdown

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$18.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$408 thousand
  • Other licenses$366 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$86.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$59.9 million
  • Water$10.4 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$242 thousand
  • Road charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$1.9 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$43.0 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$4.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$3.9 million
Fines
0.4%$586 thousand
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs5.8%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

54%

of Tupelo's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Full Tupelo breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$78.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$56.9 million
  • Sewer systems$9.0 million
  • Water supply$8.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$21.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.9 million
  • Fire protection$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$17.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17.0 million
  • Libraries$543 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$14.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.7 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$331 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$4.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$211 thousand
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Your schools

Lee County School District

$78.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 66% of this ZIP is in Lee County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes28%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.6%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Lee County School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Lee County School District breakdown

School district taxes28%

Property tax
28%$23.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$348 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$348 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.3 million
  • School lunches$840 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$276 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$57.5 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1.0 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%
Full Lee County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$77.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$77.9 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$932 thousand
Lee County School District page →

Tupelo Public School District

$105 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 32% of this ZIP is in Tupelo Public School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes36%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.8%Federal tax money1.1%
Full Tupelo Public School District breakdown

What stands out

36%

of Tupelo Public School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$39.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$391 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$391 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$962 thousand
  • School lunches$819 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1.2 million

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$61.9 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$5.2 million
Tupelo Public School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.9%
Full Tupelo Public School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$104 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$104 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$987 thousand
Tupelo Public School District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Mississippi. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Lee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Lee County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Tupelo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Tupelo Public School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.