City government · Craven County, NC

New Bern's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), New Bern took in $139 million and spent $149 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)66%City taxes23%State tax money8.9%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

66%

of New Bern's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
14%$19.4 million
Sales tax
8.3%$11.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$91.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$57.7 million
  • Sewer$14.3 million
  • Water$13.2 million
  • Garbage collection$5.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$349 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.2 million

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$12.4 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs9.3%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

59%

of New Bern's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$87.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$58.5 million
  • Sewer systems$18.9 million
  • Water supply$10.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$25.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$15.1 million
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$985 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$308 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$14.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.8 million
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$13.9 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)$7.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$995 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$294 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Bern. 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 New Bern 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.