Town government · Madison County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Flora took in $1.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Town taxes25%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes25%

Property tax
24%$404 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$421 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$251 thousand
  • Sewer$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$759 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
4.7%$80 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Flora'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$760 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$643 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$452 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$358 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$289 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$289 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Flora. 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 Flora 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.