Town government · Bertie County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Powellsville took in $385 thousand and spent $480 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)60%State tax money30%Town taxes7.8%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

30%

of Powellsville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes7.8%

Property tax
5.7%$22 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.5%$2 thousand

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$230 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$130 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$117 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Interest on debt3.1%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Powellsville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$347 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$247 thousand
  • Water supply$87 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Powellsville. 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 Powellsville 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.