Town government · Sampson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Roseboro took in $3.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)55%Town taxes34%State tax money7.2%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
17%$572 thousand
Sales tax
15%$531 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$1.1 million
  • Water$336 thousand
  • Sewer$288 thousand
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$246 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

59%

of Roseboro'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
59%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$350 thousand
  • Water supply$253 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$762 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$493 thousand
  • Police$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$339 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$145 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$145 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Roseboro. 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 Roseboro 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.