Town government · Northampton County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gaston took in $1.0 million and spent $747 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money22%Fines and other16%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes62%

Sales tax
32%$324 thousand
Property tax
29%$298 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$218 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

41%

of Gaston's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$309 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$227 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$308 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$308 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gaston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gaston 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.