Town government · Cumberland County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Linden took in $577 thousand and spent $413 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)78%Town taxes11%State tax money9.0%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

78%

of Linden'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 taxes11%

Property tax
5.4%$31 thousand
Sales tax
5.2%$30 thousand

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$451 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$217 thousand
  • Water$217 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$52 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

75%

of Linden'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
75%$309 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$144 thousand
  • Water supply$144 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$81 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Linden. 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 Linden 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.