Town government · Holmes County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tchula took in $1.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Town taxes24%Federal tax money18%State tax money17%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

18%

of Tchula's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
20%$299 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$483 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$189 thousand
  • Water$171 thousand
  • Garbage collection$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$272 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$254 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$7 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Fines
5.9%$87 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

36%

of Tchula's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
36%$757 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$516 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
  • Water supply$186 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$431 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$354 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$331 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$259 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tchula. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Tchula 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.