Town government · Bladen County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Elizabethtown took in $17.6 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Fees for services (liquor stores, garbage collection)31%Town taxes18%Federal tax money16%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes18%

Property tax
12%$2.1 million
Sales tax
4.9%$863 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$105 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$979 thousand
  • Other service charges$249 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$2.7 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$5.6 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$755 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

42%

of Elizabethtown's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
42%$6.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$816 thousand
  • Water supply$814 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$566 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$840 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$754 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Airports$72 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 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

Town of Elizabethtown. 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 Town of Elizabethtown 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.