Town government · Rankin County, MS

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money27%Town taxes27%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
24%$453 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$760 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$348 thousand
  • Water$345 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 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%$510 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$3 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$54 thousand
Fines
2.6%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs26%Interest on debt2.8%

What stands out

34%

of Pelahatchie'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
38%$728 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$302 thousand
  • Sewer systems$301 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$650 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$578 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$493 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$285 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$208 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pelahatchie. 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 Pelahatchie 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.