City government · Webster County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Eupora took in $2.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money30%City taxes18%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

of Eupora's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Property tax

15%$418 thousand

Other taxes

2.2%$59 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more

Public utility taxes$46 thousand
Other licenses$8 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services

41%$1.1 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more

Water$653 thousand
Sewer$302 thousand
Garbage collection$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government

9.0%$246 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state

30%$826 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$46 thousand

Fines

0.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

49%

of Eupora'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

49%$627 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$406 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Sewer systems$82 thousand

Running the government and other costs

31%$395 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)$330 thousand
Other and not broken out$65 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

14%$180 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$94 thousand
Fire protection$74 thousand
Courts and legal services$12 thousand

Interest on debt

5.8%$75 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt

Interest on water supply debt$55 thousand
Interest on general debt$20 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.5%$6 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$6 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

0.3%$4 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports

Airports$4 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eupora. 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 City of Eupora 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.