Town government · Tippah County, MS

Blue Mountain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Blue Mountain took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other15%Town taxes6.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes6.3%

Property tax
5.0%$75 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$354 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$308 thousand
  • Sewer$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$823 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%$8 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$190 thousand
Fines
2.0%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking1.6%

What stands out

72%

of Blue Mountain'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
72%$804 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$774 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$80 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blue Mountain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Blue Mountain 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.