Town government · Johnston County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Selma took in $22.3 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)67%Town taxes24%State tax money6.7%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

8.4%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
16%$3.5 million
Sales tax
8.4%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$14.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$7.9 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$720 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$214 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$61 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$320 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments11%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.8 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$621 thousand
  • Sewer systems$581 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$745 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.9 million
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$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$602 thousand
  • Parking$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$712 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)$458 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$250 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$689 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$553 thousand
  • Libraries$136 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$186 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$125 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$101 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Selma. 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 Selma 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.