Town government · Lowndes County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mosses took in $418 thousand and spent $348 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Federal tax money22%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes72%

Sales tax
44%$184 thousand
Other taxes
26%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$56 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$11 thousand

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$93 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Fines
4.3%$18 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

59%

of Mosses' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$206 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$6 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mosses. 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 Town of Mosses 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.