County government · Caswell County, NC

Caswell County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Caswell County took in $36.2 million and spent $33.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%County taxes9.2%Fees for services (liquor stores, school lunches)7.4%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

81%

of Caswell County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes9.2%

Property tax
9.0%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; school lunches and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • School lunches$109 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$56 thousand
  • Other school charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$618 thousand

State tax money81%

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

From the state
81%$29.2 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$312 thousand
Fines
0.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Interest on debt1.1%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

92%

of Caswell County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$31.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$374 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$21 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$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caswell County. 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 Caswell County 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.