Town government · Sharkey County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cary took in $288 thousand and spent $255 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)49%State tax money26%Town taxes24%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
20%$59 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$141 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$71 thousand
  • Sewer$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$74 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails21%

What stands out

36%

of Cary's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
  • Water supply$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$91 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cary. 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 Cary 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.