Town government · Tunica County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tunica took in $4.3 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Town taxes6.3%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

59%

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

Town taxes6.3%

Property tax
5.2%$223 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$601 thousand
  • Sewer$494 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$108 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$2.6 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$83 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$79 thousand
Fines
1.0%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Tunica'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
38%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$851 thousand
  • Sewer systems$275 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$211 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$826 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$708 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$640 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$640 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$616 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)$484 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$29 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tunica. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Tunica 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.