Town government · Kemper County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Scooba took in $303 thousand and spent $78 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)82%Town taxes16%State tax money1.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

82%

of Scooba's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
15%$46 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$247 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$237 thousand
  • Sewer$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$3 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs83%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%

What stands out

83%

of Scooba's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
83%$65 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$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$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 Scooba. 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 Scooba 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.