Town government · Sunflower County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sunflower took in $557 thousand and spent $546 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%State tax money11%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
40%$225 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$232 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$113 thousand
  • Sewer$71 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$59 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
1.4%$8 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

39%

of Sunflower'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
45%$246 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$121 thousand
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$212 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$201 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sunflower. 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 Sunflower 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.