Town government · Cumberland County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Falcon took in $346 thousand and spent $353 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%State tax money35%Town taxes13%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes13%

Property tax
13%$44 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$158 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$121 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

41%

of Falcon'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$161 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Falcon. 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 Falcon 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.