City government · Bolivar County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shelby took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%State tax money14%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Shelby's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
45%$654 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$522 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$347 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Sewer$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$198 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
1.6%$23 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

26%

of Shelby'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
36%$502 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$327 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
  • Sewer systems$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$362 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$321 thousand
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$304 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$304 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$132 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$132 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelby. 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 City of Shelby 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.