Town government · Cleveland County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kingstown took in $549 thousand and spent $267 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (sewer)30%Town taxes28%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Kingstown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
20%$109 thousand
Sales tax
8.4%$46 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$165 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$217 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

72%

of Kingstown'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
72%$191 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kingstown. 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 Kingstown 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.