Town government · Choctaw County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ackerman took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money33%Town taxes26%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

33%

of Ackerman's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
24%$406 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$670 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$369 thousand
  • Sewer$301 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$551 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.7%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Interest on debt2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

49%

of Ackerman's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$701 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$701 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$274 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$259 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ackerman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ackerman 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.