City government · Panola County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Batesville took in $24.9 million and spent $28.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)39%City taxes32%State tax money27%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
22%$5.6 million
Other taxes
9.1%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$333 thousand
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$9.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$4.1 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$702 thousand
  • Other service charges$291 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$237 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$131 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$6.8 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$180 thousand
Fines
0.3%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Running the government and other costs6.5%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

40%

of Batesville'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$340 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$203 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$3.4 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$748 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$300 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$1.8 million
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)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$729 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$620 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$323 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$297 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$366 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$366 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Batesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Batesville 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.