Town government · Johnston County, NC

Four Oaks's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Four Oaks took in $4.7 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%Town taxes39%State tax money18%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
24%$1.1 million
Sales tax
11%$497 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$179 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$177 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$818 thousand
  • Water$818 thousand
  • Garbage collection$347 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$847 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Environment and natural resources5.6%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

5.6%

of Four Oaks' spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$680 thousand
  • Sewer systems$646 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$813 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$612 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$718 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$292 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$284 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$390 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$390 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.6%$208 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$208 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$52 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Four Oaks. 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 Four Oaks 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.