Town government · Robeson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Maxton took in $4.1 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)51%Town taxes41%Federal tax money3.6%State tax money3.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
21%$869 thousand
Sales tax
19%$769 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$1.1 million
  • Water$727 thousand
  • Garbage collection$262 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$146 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$129 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

25%

of Maxton'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
50%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Water supply$756 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$974 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$641 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$612 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$300 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$300 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$23 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Maxton. 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 Maxton 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.