City government · Monroe County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Amory took in $25.1 million and spent $25.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)68%City taxes14%State tax money14%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

68%

of Amory's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
14%$3.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$16.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$13.9 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Sewer$659 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.5 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$865 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$158 thousand
Fines
0.6%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Running the government and other costs5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

71%

of Amory'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
71%$17.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$14.7 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$909 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Ports and harbors$262 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.6%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$742 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Government buildings$232 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$876 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$661 thousand
  • Libraries$215 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$63 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$63 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Amory. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Amory 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.