Town government · Greene County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), McLain took in $303 thousand and spent $294 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%State tax money34%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$105 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$102 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals35%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

35%

of McLain's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
35%$103 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$36 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of McLain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of McLain 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.