Town government · Carteret County, NC

Atlantic Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Atlantic Beach took in $10.1 million and spent $13.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%State tax money7.6%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes57%

Property tax
37%$3.7 million
Sales tax
16%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.5%$349 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$348 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$619 thousand
  • Sewer$407 thousand
  • Parking$362 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand
  • Hospital bills$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$763 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$338 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

50%

of Atlantic Beach's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$414 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$179 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$125 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$567 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$609 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$609 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$328 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$198 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$176 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$173 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Atlantic Beach. 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 Town of Atlantic Beach 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.