City government · Rockingham County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Eden took in $33.6 million and spent $30.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%County and local tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection, liquor stores)17%State tax money9.7%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

34%

of Eden's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
19%$6.5 million
Sales tax
13%$4.2 million
Other taxes
2.4%$805 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$200 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$194 thousand
  • Other licenses$191 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; liquor stores and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$782 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$214 thousand
  • Other service charges$155 thousand
  • Hospital bills$21 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$3.2 million

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$11.5 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

3.7%

of Eden's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$8.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Liquor stores$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$433 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$360 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Parking$852 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$131 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$105 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 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$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eden. 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 City of Eden 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.