Town government · Brunswick County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calabash took in $4.0 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores)58%Town taxes36%Federal tax money3.5%State tax money1.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes36%

Sales tax
20%$808 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$308 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$193 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$113 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.7%$304 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores and other service charges
  • Liquor stores$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$138 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$68 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Health and hospitals0.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Calabash'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
58%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$530 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$416 thousand
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$469 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$355 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$298 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$167 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$8 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$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Calabash. 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 Calabash 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.