Town government · Benton County, MS

Hickory Flat's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hickory Flat took in $337 thousand and spent $279 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, garbage collection)40%State tax money36%Town taxes11%County and local tax money7.1%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes11%

Property tax
10%$34 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$95 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$120 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$14 thousand
Fines
2.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Hickory Flat's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$103 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$67 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hickory Flat. 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 Hickory Flat 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.