Town government · Wayne County, MS

State Line's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), State Line took in $707 thousand and spent $623 thousand.

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 (water, garbage collection)50%State tax money25%Town taxes14%Fines and other10%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

9.5%

of State Line's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes14%

Property tax
13%$90 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$355 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$293 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 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%$175 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
9.5%$67 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Interest on debt1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

52%

of State Line's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$327 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$275 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$115 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of State Line. 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 State Line 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.