Town government · Robeson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pembroke took in $9.2 million and spent $8.7 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 taxes27%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
15%$1.4 million
Sales tax
11%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$579 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$556 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$986 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Housing and community development16%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

16%

of Pembroke's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Liquor stores$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$485 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$181 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$758 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$411 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$183 thousand
  • Government buildings$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$419 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$393 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$277 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 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$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pembroke. 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 Pembroke 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.