County government · Pasquotank County, NC

Pasquotank County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pasquotank County took in $151 million and spent $144 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes30%Fees for services (water, liquor stores)14%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money2.5%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

48%

of Pasquotank County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
18%$26.5 million
Sales tax
8.7%$13.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$617 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$345 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$150 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$118 thousand
  • Other licenses$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$21.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 9 more
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Liquor stores$3.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.1 million
  • Hospital bills$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • College tuition$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$390 thousand
  • Sewer$310 thousand
  • University housing and dining$98 thousand
  • School lunches$96 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$3.7 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$72.5 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$3.6 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$4.2 million
Fines
0.2%$356 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Social services5.9%Running the government and other costs5.8%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

63%

of Pasquotank County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
63%$90.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$65.1 million
  • Colleges and universities$24.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$898 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$13.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.3 million
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Liquor stores$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Fire protection$861 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$264 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$249 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$249 thousand
Social services
5.9%$8.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.5 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$5.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$4.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$534 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$754 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$602 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$161 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$204 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pasquotank County. 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 Pasquotank County 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.