Town government · Cabarrus County, NC

Mount Pleasant's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mount Pleasant took in $5.7 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, liquor stores)54%Town taxes24%State tax money14%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

6%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
17%$973 thousand
Sales tax
6.0%$344 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Liquor stores$970 thousand
  • Other service charges$731 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$819 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$437 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

24%

of Mount Pleasant'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
45%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$919 thousand
  • Water supply$671 thousand
  • Sewer systems$303 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$905 thousand
  • Police$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$846 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$414 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$372 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
  • Public transit$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$138 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$138 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$116 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Pleasant. 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 Mount Pleasant 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.