Town government · Leake County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lena took in $87 thousand and spent $78 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%Fines and other20%Town taxes18%

What stands out

62%

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

Town taxes18%

Property tax
18%$16 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$54 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
11%$10 thousand
Fines
8.0%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs88%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

88%

of Lena's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
88%$69 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lena. 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 Lena 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.