Town government · Panola County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Como took in $1.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

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, garbage collection)39%State tax money27%Town taxes23%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
19%$255 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$525 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$202 thousand
  • Garbage collection$122 thousand
  • Sewer$117 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$88 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$357 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$19 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Fines
1.9%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

25%

of Como's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$250 thousand
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$379 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
  • Water supply$115 thousand
  • Sewer systems$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$355 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)$226 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$256 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
  • Airports$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$147 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$43 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Como. 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 Como 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.