Town government · Brunswick County, NC

Sandy Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sandy Creek took in $258 thousand and spent $128 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money34%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes59%

Sales tax
36%$92 thousand
Property tax
22%$57 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$88 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking27%Interest on debt13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%

What stands out

55%

of Sandy Creek's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sandy Creek. 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 Sandy Creek 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.