County government · Walthall County, MS

Walthall County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Walthall County took in $15.6 million and spent $16.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money36%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.8%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money4.9%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

44%

of Walthall County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
44%$6.9 million
Other taxes
1.0%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$153 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$880 thousand
  • Other service charges$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$758 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$5.7 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$135 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$810 thousand
Fines
0.8%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

43%

of Walthall County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.4 million
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)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$621 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$475 thousand
  • Government buildings$441 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$169 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$169 thousand
Social services
0.5%$82 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$82 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$68 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$17 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$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walthall County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Walthall County 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.