Town government · Rutherford County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rutherfordton took in $8.5 million and spent $9.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)39%Town taxes38%State tax money17%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
26%$2.2 million
Sales tax
12%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$60 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$381 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$275 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

27%

of Rutherfordton'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
39%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and liquor stores
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Liquor stores$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$1.5 million
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$561 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$561 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$368 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$300 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rutherfordton. 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 Rutherfordton 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.