Town government · Panola County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crenshaw took in $665 thousand and spent $645 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)51%State tax money27%Town taxes17%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes17%

Property tax
10%$68 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$341 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$202 thousand
  • Sewer$86 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$182 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Fines
3.8%$25 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

31%

of Crenshaw'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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$250 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$202 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$193 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
  • Water supply$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Crenshaw. 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 Crenshaw 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.