Town government · Webster County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mathiston took in $936 thousand and spent $890 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%State tax money27%Town taxes15%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes15%

Property tax
14%$127 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$484 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$244 thousand
  • Sewer$240 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$256 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
5.1%$48 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals5.3%Roads, transit and parking3.9%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

26%

of Mathiston'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
43%$386 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$213 thousand
  • Water supply$162 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$228 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$198 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$163 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mathiston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mathiston 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.