County government · Tyrrell County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tyrrell County took in $19.8 million and spent $21.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes30%Fees for services (water, liquor stores)14%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

54%

of Tyrrell County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
24%$4.8 million
Sales tax
5.3%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 5 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Liquor stores$684 thousand
  • Other service charges$187 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$109 thousand
  • School lunches$41 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$9 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$61 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$10.7 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$231 thousand
Fines
0.8%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges54%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Social services8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

54%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
54%$11.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11.6 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$441 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$406 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$267 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Liquor stores$581 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$559 thousand
Social services
8.2%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$234 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$751 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$751 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$317 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$146 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$162 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$123 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$60 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell 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.