City government · Prentiss County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Booneville took in $15.6 million and spent $19.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)58%State tax money23%City taxes16%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

58%

of Booneville'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 taxes16%

Property tax
14%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$204 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$175 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$4.4 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$448 thousand
  • Other service charges$183 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$3.6 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$194 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
1.0%$156 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Booneville'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
38%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$397 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$851 thousand
  • Government buildings$316 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$797 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$797 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$314 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$198 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$111 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Booneville. 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 Booneville 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.