Town government · Lenoir County, NC

La Grange's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), La Grange took in $7.7 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%Town taxes15%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other3.4%State tax money3.3%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

69%

of La Grange'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 taxes15%

Property tax
9.1%$700 thousand
Sales tax
4.8%$371 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Sewer$752 thousand
  • Water$563 thousand
  • Garbage collection$364 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$605 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$252 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$131 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$261 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs6.3%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

74%

of La Grange'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
74%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$535 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$890 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$546 thousand
  • Fire protection$297 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$445 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$281 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$246 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$246 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$153 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$104 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$47 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of La Grange. 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 La Grange 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.