Town government · Marshall County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Byhalia took in $10.2 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)53%State tax money34%Town taxes9.1%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes9.1%

Property tax
7.8%$798 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$107 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$4.5 million
  • Water$527 thousand
  • Sewer$314 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$3.5 million

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
1.9%$191 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

60%

of Byhalia'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
60%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$5.0 million
  • Water supply$366 thousand
  • Sewer systems$258 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$961 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$960 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$414 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$365 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$365 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$324 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on gas supply debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on gas supply debt$283 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Byhalia. 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 Town of Byhalia 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.