Town government · Craven County, NC

River Bend's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), River Bend took in $4.1 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
20%$824 thousand
Sales tax
17%$683 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$628 thousand
  • Water$521 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Housing and community development23%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking9.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

23%

of River Bend'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
24%$781 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$422 thousand
  • Water supply$359 thousand
Housing and community development
23%$732 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$667 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$295 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$607 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$585 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$47 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$37 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of River Bend. 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 River Bend 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.