Town government · Pamlico County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oriental took in $4.3 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money24%County and local tax money22%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Town taxes15%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

22%

of Oriental's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes15%

Property tax
14%$588 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$808 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$345 thousand
  • Sewer$325 thousand
  • Garbage collection$128 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$845 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.0 million

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$958 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Housing and community development4.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

49%

of Oriental's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
49%$2.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$500 thousand
  • Sewer systems$374 thousand
  • Water supply$364 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$505 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$265 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$184 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$167 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Housing and community development
4.3%$183 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oriental. 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 Oriental 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.