City government · Humphreys County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Belzoni took in $7.4 million and spent $2.6 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 (electric power, water)65%State tax money17%City taxes11%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

65%

of Belzoni'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 taxes11%

Property tax
11%$777 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and motor fuel taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Water$530 thousand
  • Garbage collection$253 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.2 million

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$477 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$63 thousand
Fines
0.5%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

36%

of Belzoni'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
36%$942 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$586 thousand
  • Fire protection$324 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$750 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$420 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$262 thousand
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$391 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.5%$223 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$165 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$170 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belzoni. 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 City of Belzoni 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.