Town government · Bolivar County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Alligator took in $205 thousand and spent $180 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Town taxes17%Fines and other7.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes17%

Property tax
13%$27 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$39 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$95 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Fines
4.4%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

28%

of Alligator's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$58 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$38 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alligator. 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 Alligator 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.