Town government · Union County, NC

Indian Trail's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Indian Trail took in $37.3 million and spent $34.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fines and other25%Fees for services (liquor stores, parks and recreation)21%County and local tax money5.4%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Indian Trail's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
31%$11.6 million
Sales tax
13%$4.8 million
Other taxes
1.7%$649 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$275 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$238 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$102 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores and parks and recreation
  • Liquor stores$7.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$347 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$1.2 million

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$2.0 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$9.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs18%Housing and community development10%All other spending13%

What stands out

10%

of Indian Trail's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
21%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$6.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$727 thousand
Housing and community development
10%$3.6 million
Environment and natural resources
8.8%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$377 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$23 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$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Indian Trail. 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 Town of Indian Trail 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.