Town government · Bladen County, NC

Tar Heel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tar Heel took in $84 thousand and spent $50 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money26%Fines and other26%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
32%$27 thousand
Sales tax
15%$13 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$22 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%

What stands out

64%

of Tar Heel's 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
64%$32 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tar Heel. 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 Tar Heel 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.