Town government · DeSoto County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Walls took in $988 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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 (sewer)37%Town taxes32%Fines and other25%State tax money5.8%

What stands out

22%

of Walls' money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
29%$290 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$365 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$365 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$57 thousand

Fines and other25%

Fines
22%$219 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.7%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

53%

of Walls' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$677 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$369 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$180 thousand
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$347 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$250 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Walls. 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 Walls 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.