Town government · Bolivar County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Winstonville took in $467 thousand and spent $432 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Town taxes29%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)25%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax

26%$120 thousand

Other taxes

3.4%$16 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$14 thousand
Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services

25%$115 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more

Water$57 thousand
Garbage collection$28 thousand
Sewer$16 thousand
Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Airport$5 thousand
Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government

6.0%$28 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$171 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other

2.1%$10 thousand

Fines

1.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

39%

of Winstonville's 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

39%$170 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$82 thousand
Fire protection$81 thousand
Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Inspections and regulation$2 thousand

Running the government and other costs

21%$92 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Other and not broken out$30 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

16%$71 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more

Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Water supply$25 thousand
Sewer systems$11 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

15%$63 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$58 thousand
Airports$5 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

7.2%$31 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$31 thousand

Interest on debt

1.2%$5 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winstonville. 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 Winstonville 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.