Town government · Robeson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rowland took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, liquor stores)39%Town taxes35%State tax money15%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

16%

of Rowland's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes35%

Property tax
18%$438 thousand
Other taxes
16%$387 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$387 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$930 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water$466 thousand
  • Liquor stores$304 thousand
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.8%$161 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$349 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Housing and community development1.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

33%

of Rowland'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
44%$878 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$469 thousand
  • Liquor stores$290 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$669 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$648 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$250 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$133 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$133 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$38 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$32 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 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

Town of Rowland. 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 Rowland 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.