Town government · Rowan County, NC

China Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), China Grove took in $4.5 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.7%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes75%

Property tax
39%$1.7 million
Sales tax
31%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$195 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$121 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$932 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Environment and natural resources21%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Housing and community development3.5%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

21%

of China Grove's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$711 thousand
Environment and natural resources
21%$805 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$805 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$480 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$455 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$220 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$220 thousand
Housing and community development
3.5%$131 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of China Grove. 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 China Grove 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.