City government · Attala County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Kosciusko took in $18.6 million and spent $16.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)56%State tax money20%City taxes10%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money4.7%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

56%

of Kosciusko'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 taxes10%

Property tax
9.3%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$867 thousand
  • Garbage collection$697 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$125 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.4%$824 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$3.6 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$875 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$677 thousand
Fines
1.6%$297 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments3.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

55%

of Kosciusko's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$822 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.1 million
  • Roads and highways$751 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$658 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$633 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$287 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$494 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$494 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$471 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
  • Libraries$172 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$102 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$102 thousand
Social services
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$40 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$32 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kosciusko. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Kosciusko 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.