City government · Alamance County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mebane took in $44.1 million and spent $37.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other10%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Mebane's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Property tax
37%$16.4 million
Sales tax
15%$6.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$687 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$671 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$5.0 million
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$582 thousand
  • Other service charges$316 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$266 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$318 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$4.1 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$569 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$4.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

4.9%

of Mebane's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$12.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$859 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.9 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)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$966 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$615 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Housing and community development
4.9%$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$553 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mebane. 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 City of Mebane 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.