COLUMBUS CITY finances
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COLUMBUS CITY
City or town in Mississippi (Lowndes County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 09/30); population 23,307.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $12.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $51.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $3.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $16.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $66,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $65.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $5.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $2.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $84.0 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $72.2 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $52.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $36.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $6.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $5.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $5.1 million |
| Police Protection | $4.6 million |
| Sewerage | $3.6 million |
| General NEC | $2.7 million |
| Central Staff | $1.7 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $1.5 million |
| Parks & Rec | $884,000 |
| Financial Adm | $880,000 |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $695,000 |
| Judicial | $608,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $283,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $158,000 |
| Air Trans | $88,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $49.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $8.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $5.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $52.2 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $59,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $68,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $5.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $2.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $189,000 |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $5.6 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $38.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $16.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $66,000 |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $88,000 |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $158,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $812,000 |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $5.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $608,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $695,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $3.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $859,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $4.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $283,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $3.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $1.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $2.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $5.1 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $33.7 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $68,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $205,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $2.7 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $25,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $14,000 |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $2.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $1.1 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $318,000 |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $330,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $2.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $12.1 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $70,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $1,000 |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $41,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $87,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $378,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $264,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $80,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $247,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $882,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $35,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $2.2 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 282087168665.