Town government · Lee County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Guntown took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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)58%Town taxes21%State tax money14%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

58%

of Guntown'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 taxes21%

Property tax
21%$291 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$806 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$498 thousand
  • Sewer$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$194 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
3.7%$52 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

37%

of Guntown'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
48%$552 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$372 thousand
  • Sewer systems$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$431 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$360 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Guntown. 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 Guntown 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.