Town government · Duplin County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Faison took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%Town taxes36%State tax money12%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
19%$325 thousand
Sales tax
17%$301 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$852 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$697 thousand
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$205 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Roads, transit and parking5.9%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

20%

of Faison's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$703 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$610 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$316 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$312 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$120 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$12 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Faison. 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 Faison 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.