Town government · Covington County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Seminary took in $339 thousand and spent $233 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Town taxes21%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes21%

Property tax
13%$43 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$43 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$3 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$163 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$11 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

41%

of Seminary'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
41%$96 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)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$85 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$49 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Seminary. 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 Seminary 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.