City government · Noxubee County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Macon took in $3.4 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes31%State tax money22%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
26%$873 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$157 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$662 thousand
  • Sewer$441 thousand
  • Garbage collection$223 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$65 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$724 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$59 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$66 thousand
Fines
0.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

25%

of Macon'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
32%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$447 thousand
  • Sewer systems$391 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$807 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$722 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$663 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$640 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$463 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$463 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$79 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$56 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Macon. 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 City of Macon 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.