Town government · Pitt County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winterville took in $26.9 million and spent $22.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)52%Town taxes32%Fines and other12%State tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Winterville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
18%$5.0 million
Sales tax
13%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$14.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$8.0 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$667 thousand
  • Other service charges$237 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$163 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$899 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$169 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

27%

of Winterville's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
27%$6.0 million
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$5.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$477 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$699 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$344 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$331 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$770 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$770 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$340 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$340 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$138 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$99 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winterville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Winterville 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.