Town government · Columbus County, NC

Tabor City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tabor City took in $8.7 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, liquor stores)39%Town taxes31%State tax money28%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes31%

Sales tax
15%$1.3 million
Property tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Water$454 thousand
  • Garbage collection$428 thousand
  • Other service charges$171 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$2.5 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$31 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs22%Housing and community development19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

19%

of Tabor City's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Liquor stores$863 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$350 thousand
  • Water supply$317 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$431 thousand
Housing and community development
19%$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$927 thousand
  • Fire protection$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$517 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$517 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$77 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tabor City. 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 Tabor City 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.