Town government · Franklin County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Meadville took in $590 thousand and spent $667 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%State tax money27%Town taxes25%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes25%

Property tax
25%$147 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$261 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Sewer$96 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%$160 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$14 thousand
Fines
1.0%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Meadville'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
50%$336 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$225 thousand
  • Sewer systems$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$111 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)$68 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$83 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Meadville. 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 Meadville 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.