Town government · Catawba County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Maiden took in $27.3 million and spent $26.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Fees for services (electric power, water)36%State tax money18%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

37%

of Maiden's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
37%$10.2 million
Sales tax
4.4%$1.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$9.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.7 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$997 thousand
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand
  • Other service charges$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$5.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

23%

of Maiden'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$584 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$330 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$738 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$866 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$866 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$752 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$752 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$213 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$186 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Maiden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Maiden 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.