Town government · Pontotoc County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Algoma took in $164 thousand and spent $27 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money96%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

96%

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

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money96%

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

From the state
96%$157 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Fines
1.8%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs81%Police, fire, courts and jails19%

What stands out

81%

of Algoma's 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
81%$22 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Algoma. 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 Algoma 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.