City government · Tate County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Senatobia took in $8.8 million and spent $6.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%City taxes25%Fines and other24%

What stands out

51%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
23%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.7%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$4.5 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries15%

What stands out

64%

of Senatobia's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$928 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$817 thousand
  • Libraries$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Senatobia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Senatobia 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.