Town government · Caldwell County, NC

Cajah Mountain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cajah Mountain took in $994 thousand and spent $600 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money16%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

79%

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

Town taxes79%

Sales tax
79%$783 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$164 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Cajah Mountain'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%

Sent to other local governments
48%$290 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$290 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$156 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$152 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cajah Mountain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cajah Mountain 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.