County government · Gates County, NC

Gates County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gates County took in $37.3 million and spent $38.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection, liquor stores)9.6%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

56%

of Gates County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
21%$7.8 million
Sales tax
9.8%$3.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; liquor stores and 8 more
  • Garbage collection$993 thousand
  • Liquor stores$934 thousand
  • Water$856 thousand
  • Other service charges$480 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$163 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$70 thousand
  • School lunches$48 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Other school charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.1%$398 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$20.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Running the government and other costs5.9%Social services4.6%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

67%

of Gates County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
67%$25.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$313 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$229 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$907 thousand
  • Water supply$864 thousand
  • Liquor stores$862 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$2.3 million
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$948 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$852 thousand
  • Government buildings$401 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
Social services
4.6%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$971 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$971 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$688 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$541 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$453 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$453 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$375 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$277 thousand
  • Libraries$98 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$200 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gates County. 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 Gates County 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.