City government · Sunflower County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Indianola took in $8.6 million and spent $9.1 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, gas)61%State tax money19%City taxes16%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

61%

of Indianola'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%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.8%$239 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$233 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Gas$1.6 million
  • Sewer$777 thousand
  • Garbage collection$496 thousand
  • Other service charges$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.6 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$316 thousand
Fines
0.6%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Indianola'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
44%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Gas supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$719 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$698 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$532 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$393 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$393 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Indianola. 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 City of Indianola 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.