Town government · Perquimans County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hertford took in $8.8 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)77%Town taxes18%State tax money2.2%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

77%

of Hertford's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes18%

Property tax
8.2%$725 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$723 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$104 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.2 million
  • Liquor stores$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$815 thousand
  • Garbage collection$117 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$70 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$190 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$87 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs6.9%Sent to other local governments4.8%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

77%

of Hertford's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
77%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.2 million
  • Liquor stores$1.3 million
  • Water supply$761 thousand
  • Sewer systems$293 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$506 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$307 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$168 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$355 thousand
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$355 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$295 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$295 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$238 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$230 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$129 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$101 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hertford. 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 Hertford 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.