County government · Webster County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Webster County took in $8.1 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money33%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
49%$4.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$553 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$422 thousand
  • Other service charges$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$13 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$663 thousand
Fines
1.3%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Sent to other local governments3.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

35%

of Webster 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
35%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$657 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$548 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$482 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$286 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$896 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$504 thousand
  • Fire protection$339 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$395 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$395 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$229 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$229 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$200 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$37 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$32 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster County. 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 Webster 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.