Town government · Beaufort County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bath took in $1.2 million and spent $522 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%Fees for services (water)20%Town taxes11%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

67%

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

Town taxes11%

Property tax
11%$141 thousand

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$243 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$240 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$828 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs40%Sent to other local governments7.3%Interest on debt5.7%Roads, transit and parking3.6%

What stands out

7.3%

of Bath's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$228 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$217 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$207 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$117 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.3%$38 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$38 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bath. 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 Bath 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.