Town government · Wake County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rolesville took in $14.2 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fines and other16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.6%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes70%

Property tax
46%$6.6 million
Sales tax
20%$2.8 million
Other taxes
3.6%$510 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$503 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$837 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$234 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$825 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$112 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs13%Housing and community development9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

37%

of Rolesville'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
37%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.4 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)$673 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$500 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$226 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Housing and community development
9.5%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$830 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$810 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rolesville. 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 Rolesville 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.