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Scotland Neck's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scotland Neck took in $7.3 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)73%Town taxes18%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

73%

of Scotland Neck's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes18%

Property tax
10%$762 thousand
Sales tax
7.3%$533 thousand

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Electric power$5.0 million
  • Garbage collection$230 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$27 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$383 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$268 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Running the government and other costs2.2%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

69%

of Scotland Neck'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
69%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$959 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$821 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$491 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$491 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Libraries$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.2%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Scotland Neck. 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 Scotland Neck 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.