Town government · Amite County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gloster took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fees for services (gas, water)36%Town taxes20%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

41%

of Gloster'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
18%$353 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$708 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$254 thousand
  • Water$234 thousand
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Sewer$93 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$806 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$29 thousand
Fines
1.4%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%

What stands out

26%

of Gloster'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$875 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$430 thousand
  • Gas supply$225 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
  • Sewer systems$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$455 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$441 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$197 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$186 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$186 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gloster. 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 Gloster 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.