Town government · Union County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stallings took in $15.7 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Federal tax money33%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.8%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Stallings' money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
28%$4.3 million
Sales tax
12%$1.8 million
Other taxes
3.2%$502 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$429 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$591 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$482 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$5.1 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.0 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$250 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

42%

of Stallings' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$436 thousand
  • Government buildings$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$139 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$262 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$744 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$671 thousand
  • Public transit$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$700 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$700 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$310 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stallings. 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 Stallings 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.