Town government · Clarke County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shubuta took in $579 thousand and spent $616 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%Town taxes23%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
20%$114 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$194 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$148 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$37 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$209 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.9%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

46%

of Shubuta'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$287 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$152 thousand
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
46%$284 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$190 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shubuta. 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 Shubuta 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.