County government · Pender County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pender County took in $156 million and spent $151 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%County taxes18%Fees for services (liquor stores, school lunches)7.1%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

70%

of Pender County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes18%

Property tax

18%$28.0 million

Other taxes

0.4%$693 thousand

What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes

Alcoholic beverage taxes$693 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services

7.1%$11.1 million

What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; school lunches and 1 more

Liquor stores$10.0 million
School lunches$1.0 million
Other school charges$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government

2.1%$3.2 million

State tax money70%

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

From the state

70%$110 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other

1.8%$2.8 million

Fines

0.3%$410 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Interest on debt1.1%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

93%

of Pender County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

93%$140 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$140 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

5.8%$8.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores

Liquor stores$8.8 million

Interest on debt

1.1%$1.7 million

Sent to other local governments

0.3%$454 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$454 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$38 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$38 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

<0.1%$38 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$38 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pender County. 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 Pender 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.