Town government · Brunswick County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shallotte took in $15.2 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)53%Town taxes36%State tax money9.1%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
24%$3.6 million
Sales tax
11%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$87 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$57 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other government-run businesses and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$2.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.3 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$1.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$310 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

30%

of Shallotte's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$936 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$499 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$397 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$397 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$175 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shallotte. 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 Shallotte 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.