Town government · Lee County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shannon took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 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 (gas, water)53%State tax money25%Town taxes17%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes17%

Property tax
11%$184 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$859 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$468 thousand
  • Water$277 thousand
  • Sewer$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 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%$405 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$14 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
3.9%$64 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Housing and community development2.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

27%

of Shannon'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$677 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$416 thousand
  • Water supply$180 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$388 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$348 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$261 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$32 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shannon. 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 Shannon 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.