Town government · Lowndes County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Caledonia took in $1.7 million and spent $923 thousand.

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 (water, sewer)69%Town taxes18%State tax money11%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

69%

of Caledonia'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 taxes18%

Property tax
16%$269 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$186 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
1.2%$21 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

64%

of Caledonia'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
64%$590 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$530 thousand
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Caledonia. 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 Town of Caledonia 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.