Town government · Caldwell County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sawmills took in $4.2 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%State tax money14%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes52%

Sales tax
38%$1.6 million
Property tax
14%$575 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$860 thousand
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Sewer$244 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$565 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Sent to other local governments5.0%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

5%

of Sawmills' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$604 thousand
  • Sewer systems$310 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$532 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$532 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$257 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$257 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$194 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$194 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$142 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sawmills. 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 Sawmills 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.