Town government · Quitman County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Falcon took in $614 thousand and spent $690 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)65%State tax money27%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money2.3%Town taxes2.1%

What stands out

65%

of Falcon'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 taxes2.1%

Other taxes
2.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$397 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$358 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 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%$166 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$14 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Interest on debt8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%

What stands out

47%

of Falcon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$324 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)$247 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$280 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$262 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Falcon. 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 Falcon 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.