Town government · Sampson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garland took in $1.4 million and spent $981 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%Town taxes32%State tax money30%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes32%

Sales tax
17%$225 thousand
Property tax
15%$204 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$464 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$325 thousand
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$411 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

43%

of Garland'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%

Running the government and other costs
43%$423 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$198 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$367 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
  • Water supply$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Garland. 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 Garland 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.