Town government · Wilkinson County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Woodville took in $2.3 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)62%Town taxes16%State tax money14%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

62%

of Woodville'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 taxes16%

Property tax
13%$311 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$553 thousand
  • Water$483 thousand
  • Sewer$244 thousand
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$121 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$332 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.4%$56 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Woodville'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$493 thousand
  • Water supply$357 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$628 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$532 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$64 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$367 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$306 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$306 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woodville. 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 Woodville 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.