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Fair Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fair Bluff took in $3.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%Town taxes16%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

70%

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

Town taxes16%

Property tax
8.2%$276 thousand
Sales tax
7.7%$257 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$410 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$159 thousand
  • Water$159 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$2.4 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development40%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%

What stands out

40%

of Fair Bluff'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
40%$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$921 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$612 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$309 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$410 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$410 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$303 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
  • Sewer systems$98 thousand
  • Water supply$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$216 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$200 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fair Bluff. 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 Fair Bluff 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.