MEMPHIS CITY finances
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MEMPHIS CITY
City or town in Tennessee (Shelby County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 621,056.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $597.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $2.1 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $270.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $60.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $479.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $109.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $3.0 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $184.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $24.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $3.6 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $3.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.7 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $1.4 billion |
| Police Protection | $309.3 million |
| General NEC | $282.2 million |
| Gas Utilities | $227.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $215.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $120.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $115.5 million |
| Sewerage | $102.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $85.1 million |
| Transit Utilities | $81.7 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $76.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $36.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $36.9 million |
| Central Staff | $35.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $27.3 million |
| Judicial | $26.4 million |
| Libraries | $22.6 million |
| Parking | $4.1 million |
| Water Transport | $1.8 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.9 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $199.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.7 billion |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $2.8 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $48.2 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $161.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $77.8 million |
| A87 | Water Trans & Terminal Charges | $2.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $54.8 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $130.6 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $1.4 billion |
| A93 | Gas Utilities Revenue | $257.1 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $2.8 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $60.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $479.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $109.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $36.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $215.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $26.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $35.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $27.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $36.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $120.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $22.6 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $4.1 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $85.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $309.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $102.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $76.7 million |
| E87 | Water Transport-Current Oper | $1.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $281.6 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $89.0 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $1.3 billion |
| E93 | Gas Utilities-Current Oper | $196.6 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $73.1 million |
| F87 | Water Transport-Construction | $230,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $654,000 |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $26.5 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $118.0 million |
| F93 | Gas Utilities-Construction | $30.9 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $8.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $15.8 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $1.8 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $5.3 million |
| I93 | Gas Utilities-Interest on Debt | $2.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $287.3 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $235.8 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $32.0 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $1.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $28.2 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $280,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $11.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $809,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $63.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $601,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $25.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $11.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $170.5 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 472157175826.