Town government · Bolivar County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Beulah took in $7.0 million and spent $7.9 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 (hospital bills, electric power)92%State tax money4.0%Town taxes3.5%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

92%

of Beulah'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%.

Town taxes3.5%

Property tax
2.8%$199 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services92%

Fees for services
92%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$5.0 million
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Water$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$277 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$28 thousand
Fines
0.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Running the government and other costs2.6%Roads, transit and parking1.1%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Beulah's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
73%$5.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$5.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Water supply$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
  • Sewer systems$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$301 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$170 thousand
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.6%$208 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beulah. 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 Town of Beulah 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.