City government · Bolivar County, MS

Mound Bayou's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mound Bayou took in $1.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%City taxes23%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
20%$362 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$482 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$199 thousand
  • Sewer$195 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$29 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$817 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$60 thousand
Fines
1.8%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs24%Housing and community development17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Mound Bayou's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$544 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$376 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$99 thousand
  • Water supply$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$475 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$472 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Housing and community development
17%$322 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$287 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$254 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mound Bayou. 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 City of Mound Bayou 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.