COLUMBUS CITY finances
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COLUMBUS CITY
City or town in Mississippi (Lowndes County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 23,273.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $13.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $56.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $4.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $614,000 | B |
| From the state government | $15.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $98,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $69.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $6.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $3.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $91.4 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $76.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $45.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $37.6 million |
| Sewerage | $6.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $5.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $5.3 million |
| Water Utilities | $4.9 million |
| Police Protection | $4.6 million |
| General NEC | $2.8 million |
| Central Staff | $1.9 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $1.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.0 million |
| Air Trans | $874,000 |
| Parks & Rec | $863,000 |
| Judicial | $570,000 |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $511,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $319,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $186,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $49.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $45.0 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $56,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $57,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $5.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $2.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $142,000 |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $6.1 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $42.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $614,000 |
| C89 | State IG Other | $15.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $98,000 |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $98,000 |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $186,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $976,000 |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $5.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $570,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $510,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $3.2 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $777,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $4.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $319,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $6.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $1.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $2.8 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $4.8 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $35.1 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $776,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $30,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $74,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $1,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $2.2 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $86,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $224,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $249,000 |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $97,000 |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $2.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $392,000 |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $238,000 |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $542,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $3.0 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $13.2 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $28,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2,000 |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $56,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $116,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $478,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $352,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $100,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $926,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.0 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $25,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $2.5 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.