Town government · Pontotoc County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ecru took in $1.4 million and spent $497 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%Town taxes20%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

42%

of Ecru'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
19%$266 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$445 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$414 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$584 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
4.9%$67 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities98%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

98%

of Ecru'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
98%$487 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$460 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ecru. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ecru 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.