Town government · Chatham County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pittsboro took in $15.0 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Town taxes37%Fines and other8.1%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
23%$3.5 million
Sales tax
11%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$128 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$74 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Liquor stores$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$507 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$216 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

25%

of Pittsboro's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$664 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$477 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$483 thousand
  • Government buildings$373 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$976 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$645 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$645 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$261 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$261 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$237 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittsboro. 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 Pittsboro 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.