County government · Granville County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Granville County took in $253 million and spent $255 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, liquor stores)43%State tax money29%County taxes25%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

43%

of Granville County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
18%$46.1 million
Sales tax
6.5%$16.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$365 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$341 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$197 thousand
  • Other licenses$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$109 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; liquor stores and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$95.9 million
  • Liquor stores$5.0 million
  • Garbage collection$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.1 million
  • School lunches$433 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$337 thousand
  • Sewer$274 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand
  • Housing$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$770 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$72.6 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$7.1 million
Fines
0.2%$483 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals38%Schools and colleges38%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Running the government and other costs4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

38%

of Granville County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
38%$97.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$92.1 million
  • Public health$5.1 million
Schools and colleges
38%$95.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$95.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$17.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$12.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$635 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$4.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$348 thousand
Social services
3.4%$8.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.7 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$4.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$3.2 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$700 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$700 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Granville County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Granville 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.