City government · Clarke County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Quitman took in $3.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%City taxes27%State tax money24%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

7.9%

of Quitman's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax
20%$656 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$209 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$548 thousand
  • Water$432 thousand
  • Garbage collection$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$259 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$789 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$93 thousand
Fines
1.9%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

51%

of Quitman'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
51%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$726 thousand
  • Water supply$509 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$593 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$551 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$429 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$429 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$278 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Quitman. 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 City of Quitman 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.