County government · Martin County, NC

Martin County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Martin County took in $88.0 million and spent $89.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes27%Fees for services (liquor stores, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other3.5%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

49%

of Martin County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
20%$17.3 million
Sales tax
7.0%$6.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$710 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$330 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$208 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$12.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; liquor stores and 9 more
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Liquor stores$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$567 thousand
  • College tuition$295 thousand
  • University housing and dining$144 thousand
  • School lunches$115 thousand
  • Airport$103 thousand
  • Other school charges$78 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$3.6 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$43.2 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$2.8 million
Fines
0.3%$278 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Health and hospitals10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Social services6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%All other spending12%

What stands out

57%

of Martin County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$51.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.0 million
  • Colleges and universities$8.1 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$689 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$304 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$9.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Social services
6.9%$6.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$967 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$898 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$489 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and public transit
  • Airports$1.9 million
  • Public transit$1.0 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$899 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$472 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$980 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$980 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$106 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Martin County. 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 Martin County 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.