County government · Halifax County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Halifax County took in $130 million and spent $124 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%County taxes13%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)6.8%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes13%

Property tax
11%$14.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$365 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; college tuition and 7 more
  • Liquor stores$6.7 million
  • College tuition$645 thousand
  • School lunches$638 thousand
  • University housing and dining$342 thousand
  • Sewer$225 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$139 thousand
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand
  • Other school charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$5.3 million

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$92.9 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3.5 million
Fines
0.2%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Running the government and other costs1.3%Sent to other local governments1.0%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

92%

of Halifax 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
92%$114 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$99.3 million
  • Colleges and universities$14.0 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$405 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$393 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$6.1 million
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
  • Water supply$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.3%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$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
Interest on debt
0.3%$319 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$35 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Halifax 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 Halifax 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.