Town government · Sampson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Salemburg took in $996 thousand and spent $711 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%Town taxes29%State tax money21%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes29%

Sales tax
15%$151 thousand
Property tax
13%$131 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$433 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$358 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$208 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Housing and community development0.7%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

58%

of Salemburg'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
58%$410 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$331 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$152 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Salemburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Salemburg 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.