Town government · Carroll County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Carrollton took in $492 thousand and spent $312 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)50%State tax money24%Town taxes20%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
17%$82 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$246 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$213 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.5%$22 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$116 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Interest on debt3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

55%

of Carrollton'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
55%$173 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$141 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carrollton. 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 Carrollton 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.