Village government · Wayne County, NC

Walnut Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Walnut Creek took in $2.1 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes68%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money5.9%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Village taxes68%

Property tax
41%$844 thousand
Sales tax
27%$547 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 services26%

Fees for services
26%$541 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$313 thousand
  • Sewer$213 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$122 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

26%

of Walnut Creek'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$519 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$263 thousand
  • Government buildings$256 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$420 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$175 thousand
  • Water supply$126 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$362 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$254 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$13 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Walnut Creek. 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 Village of Walnut Creek 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.