City government · Hoke County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Raeford took in $9.6 million and spent $11.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money20%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
27%$2.6 million
Sales tax
18%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$569 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs9.7%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

29%

of Raeford'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
49%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Water supply$772 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$635 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$600 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$290 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$195 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$828 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$828 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$317 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$183 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$134 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Raeford. 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 City of Raeford 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.