Town government · Rowan County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Landis took in $12.8 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)68%Town taxes24%State tax money4.1%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

9.1%

of Landis' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
14%$1.8 million
Sales tax
9.1%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$102 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$522 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%$222 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs6.2%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

65%

of Landis' 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
65%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.4 million
  • Water supply$588 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$201 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Police$982 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$690 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$681 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$571 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$571 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$431 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$431 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$176 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$97 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Landis. 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 Landis 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.