Town government · Montgomery County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Star took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money20%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
26%$311 thousand
Sales tax
19%$225 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$220 thousand
  • Sewer$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$237 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

34%

of Star'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$388 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$323 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$345 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
  • Water supply$136 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$276 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$276 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Star. 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 Star 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.