Town government · Tishomingo County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tishomingo took in $885 thousand and spent $902 thousand.

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 (gas, water)60%State tax money19%Town taxes11%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

60%

of Tishomingo's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes11%

Property tax
8.8%$78 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$531 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 1 more
  • Gas$354 thousand
  • Water$145 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$171 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$20 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Fines
5.4%$48 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

64%

of Tishomingo'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
64%$581 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$432 thousand
  • Water supply$94 thousand
  • Sewer systems$42 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$133 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$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$103 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tishomingo. 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 Tishomingo 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.