Town government · Catawba County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Catawba took in $1.1 million and spent $795 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 taxes43%State tax money42%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.7%

What stands out

42%

of Catawba's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
43%$451 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$446 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%

What stands out

41%

of Catawba'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$326 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$226 thousand
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$269 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$45 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Catawba. 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 Catawba 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.