Town government · Leake County, MS

Walnut Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Walnut Grove took in $922 thousand and spent $383 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)91%State tax money4.6%Town taxes4.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

91%

of Walnut Grove'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 taxes4.4%

Property tax
3.3%$30 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services91%

Fees for services
91%$835 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 2 more
  • Gas$400 thousand
  • Sewer$200 thousand
  • Water$200 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$42 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

64%

of Walnut Grove'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%$245 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$100 thousand
  • Water supply$100 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
  • Gas supply$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$36 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Walnut Grove. 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 Walnut Grove 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.