Town government · Scott County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sebastopol took in $426 thousand and spent $351 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Fines and other16%Town taxes15%Fees for services (parks and recreation)11%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes15%

Property tax
14%$61 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$239 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$8 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$40 thousand
Fines
7.0%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt1.7%Roads, transit and parking1.1%

What stands out

54%

of Sebastopol'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
54%$188 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sebastopol. 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 Sebastopol 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.