Town government · Dare County, NC

Southern Shores's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Southern Shores took in $9.0 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money11%Fines and other0.8%County and local tax money0.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.3%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
48%$4.3 million
Other taxes
25%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$171 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$1.3 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$978 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$48 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs18%Environment and natural resources17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking6.4%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

17%

of Southern Shores' spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$964 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$989 thousand
  • Government buildings$275 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
17%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$827 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$827 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$459 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$459 thousand
Housing and community development
4.5%$325 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$176 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$176 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southern Shores. 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 Southern Shores 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.