Town government · Calhoun County, MS

Calhoun City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Calhoun City took in $22.9 million and spent $24.4 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, sewer)95%State tax money2.8%Town taxes2.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

95%

of Calhoun City'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 taxes2.2%

Property tax
1.9%$445 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services95%

Fees for services
95%$21.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$21.0 million
  • Sewer$302 thousand
  • Water$281 thousand
  • Garbage collection$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$635 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$79 thousand
Fines
0.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals93%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Running the government and other costs1.4%Roads, transit and parking0.8%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

93%

of Calhoun City'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
93%$22.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$22.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$599 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$281 thousand
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$463 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
  • Police$207 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.4%$330 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$183 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Calhoun City. 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 Calhoun City 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.