Town government · Catawba County, NC

Long View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Long View took in $6.8 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money9.8%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
27%$1.8 million
Sales tax
27%$1.8 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$764 thousand
  • Garbage collection$294 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$661 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$34 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs14%Housing and community development1.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

37%

of Long View's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$720 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$905 thousand
  • Public transit$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$888 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$854 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Long View. 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 Long View 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.