Town government · Panola County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sardis took in $2.4 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%State tax money25%Town taxes18%Fines and other9.5%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

6.8%

of Sardis' money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes18%

Property tax
14%$346 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$583 thousand
  • Sewer$286 thousand
  • Garbage collection$168 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$610 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$65 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Fines
6.8%$162 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.8%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs6.8%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

40%

of Sardis' 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
44%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$556 thousand
  • Sewer systems$324 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$200 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$984 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$560 thousand
  • Fire protection$370 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$24 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$167 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$31 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sardis. 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 Town of Sardis 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.