City government · Lee County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sanford took in $90.6 million and spent $84.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes39%Fines and other8.1%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

11%

of Sanford's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
27%$24.8 million
Sales tax
11%$9.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$988 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$787 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$140 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$42.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$17.1 million
  • Sewer$10.7 million
  • Liquor stores$8.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$655 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$4.1 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$7.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Sent to other local governments25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

25%

of Sanford's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$26.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.4 million
  • Fire protection$11.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$437 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$21.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$21.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$446 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$508 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$866 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Housing and community development
4.3%$3.6 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$113 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sanford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Sanford 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.