Town government · Hinds County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Terry took in $1.7 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)38%Town taxes34%State tax money22%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
30%$501 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$621 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$599 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$54 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$368 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.7%$28 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

25%

of Terry'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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$745 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$405 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$272 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$671 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$671 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$469 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$468 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Terry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Terry 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.