Town government · Prentiss County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Marietta took in $413 thousand and spent $539 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%Town taxes4.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

69%

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

Town taxes4.6%

Property tax
4.1%$17 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$107 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$285 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

77%

of Marietta'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
77%$413 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$413 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$95 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$22 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marietta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Marietta 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.