Town government · Quitman County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lambert took in $870 thousand and spent $766 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Town taxes33%Fines and other7.6%State tax money7.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Lambert's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
29%$250 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$452 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$234 thousand
  • Sewer$131 thousand
  • Garbage collection$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$62 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$3 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$41 thousand
Fines
2.9%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt9.8%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

10%

of Lambert's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$385 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$183 thousand
  • Sewer systems$117 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Interest on debt
9.8%$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lambert. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lambert 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.