Town government · Brunswick County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carolina Shores took in $4.9 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money31%Fees for services0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes69%

Sales tax
40%$2.0 million
Other taxes
16%$783 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$780 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$633 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking27%Environment and natural resources19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Carolina Shores' spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$1.1 million
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$531 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$452 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$896 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$896 thousand
Environment and natural resources
19%$634 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$634 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$549 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and police
  • Inspections and regulation$444 thousand
  • Police$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carolina Shores. 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 Carolina Shores 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.