Town government · Cleveland County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Earl took in $52 thousand and spent $57 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money31%County and local tax money7.7%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
42%$22 thousand
Sales tax
19%$10 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$16 thousand

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%

What stands out

47%

of Earl's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Earl. 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 Earl 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.