Village government · Alamance County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alamance took in $1.2 million and spent $799 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other14%County and local tax money5.9%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

23%

of Alamance's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes44%

Sales tax
23%$283 thousand
Property tax
21%$253 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$390 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$175 thousand
  • Sewer$170 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$57 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$73 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking19%Sent to other local governments2.3%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

54%

of Alamance's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$435 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$182 thousand
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$193 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Alamance. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Alamance 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.