County government · Stanly County, NC

Stanly County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stanly County took in $194 million and spent $188 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%County taxes32%Fees for services (water, college tuition)8.2%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other2.1%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

52%

of Stanly County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
21%$40.8 million
Sales tax
9.5%$18.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$334 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$15.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 9 more
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • College tuition$2.2 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • University housing and dining$774 thousand
  • School lunches$758 thousand
  • Hospital bills$618 thousand
  • Transit fares$278 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand
  • Other school charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$9.2 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$101 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$3.7 million
Fines
0.3%$492 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges66%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Health and hospitals6.6%Running the government and other costs6.2%Social services5.7%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

66%

of Stanly County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
66%$123 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$98.8 million
  • Colleges and universities$20.3 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.9 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$887 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$17.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$12.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$543 thousand
  • Fire protection$540 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$204 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$12.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Social services
5.7%$10.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$705 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$532 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and airports
  • Public transit$966 thousand
  • Airports$882 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$553 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$498 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$55 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$218 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$218 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stanly County. 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 Stanly County 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.