Town government · Carroll County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Vaiden took in $946 thousand and spent $877 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%State tax money22%Town taxes18%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes18%

Property tax
15%$146 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$512 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$236 thousand
  • Sewer$229 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$206 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$8 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
4.3%$41 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt9.4%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

9.4%

of Vaiden's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$194 thousand
  • Sewer systems$175 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vaiden. 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 Vaiden 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.