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China Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), China Grove took in $1.0 million and spent $816 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Fines and other32%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

20%

of China Grove's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes67%

Property tax
29%$292 thousand
Other taxes
20%$200 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$127 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$180 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other32%

Fines
20%$207 thousand
Interest, rents and other
12%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs77%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking3.4%

What stands out

77%

of China Grove'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
77%$632 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$392 thousand
  • Government buildings$137 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$96 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of China Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of China Grove 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.