Town government · Rowan County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rockwell took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes77%

Property tax
44%$964 thousand
Sales tax
33%$726 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$52 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%$432 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

54%

of Rockwell'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$888 thousand
  • Fire protection$261 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$436 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$389 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$292 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$221 thousand
  • Public transit$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$12 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$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rockwell. 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 Rockwell 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.