Town government · Sampson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Turkey took in $379 thousand and spent $265 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes31%County and local tax money27%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)23%State tax money18%Federal tax money0.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Turkey's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes31%

Sales tax
23%$88 thousand
Property tax
7.9%$30 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$60 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$3 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$70 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$101 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

53%

of Turkey'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
53%$140 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$40 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Turkey. 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 Turkey 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.