Town government · Brunswick County, NC

St. James's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. James took in $4.4 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money9.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

58%

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

Town taxes89%

Sales tax
58%$2.6 million
Property tax
30%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$439 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Environment and natural resources7.9%Interest on debt1.7%Roads, transit and parking0.4%

What stands out

57%

of St. James' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$555 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$229 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$669 thousand
  • Police$400 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.9%$257 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$257 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. James. 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 St. James 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.