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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlotte took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes45%Fees for services2.9%Federal tax money0.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

51%

of Charlotte's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
45%$590 thousand

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$9 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$678 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments10%Running the government and other costs7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

62%

of Charlotte's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$757 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$757 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$208 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$126 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$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$90 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)$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charlotte. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Charlotte 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.