Town government · Pitt County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Farmville took in $17.7 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)68%Town taxes19%State tax money10%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

68%

of Farmville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes19%

Property tax
10%$1.9 million
Sales tax
7.8%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.4 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$565 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$211 thousand
  • Other service charges$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.8 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$126 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$422 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Running the government and other costs6.0%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

66%

of Farmville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$10.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$513 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$241 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$654 thousand
  • Libraries$477 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$966 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$408 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$368 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$484 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$277 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$195 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$12 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmville. 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 Farmville 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.