Town government · New Hanover County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carolina Beach took in $36.7 million and spent $26.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parking)46%Town taxes31%State tax money15%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

8.7%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
18%$6.7 million
Sales tax
8.7%$3.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$112 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$16.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 5 more
  • Sewer$6.9 million
  • Parking$3.2 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$5.6 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

29%

of Carolina Beach's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$475 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$180 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Parking$1.7 million
  • Roads and highways$378 thousand
  • Public transit$231 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$897 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$571 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$326 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$681 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carolina Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Carolina 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.