Town government · Kemper County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dekalb took in $1.0 million and spent $825 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%Town taxes30%State tax money16%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

51%

of Dekalb'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 taxes30%

Property tax
24%$237 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$514 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$280 thousand
  • Sewer$191 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$162 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

57%

of Dekalb'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
57%$468 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$274 thousand
  • Sewer systems$151 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dekalb. 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 Dekalb 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.