ZIP 27302 · Alamance County, NC

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 27302: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 27302?
27302 is served by the State of North Carolina, Alamance County, Orange County and Caswell County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of North Carolina spent $89.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Alamance County spent $554 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Orange County spent $595 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Caswell County spent $33.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 27302?
Of the governments serving 27302, Orange County collected $231 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Alamance County collected $118 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Caswell County collected $3.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 27302.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Alamance County, Orange County and Caswell County

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 27302

Orange County$231 million

43% of its $540 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Alamance County$118 million

22% of its $536 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Caswell County$3.2 million

9.0% of its $36.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Alamance County, Orange County and Caswell County provides local services like police and parks.

Public schools here are run by Alamance County, Caswell County and Orange County, so school money is part of its budget.

Alamance County

$554 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 40% of this ZIP is in Alamance County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money51%County taxes32%Fees for services (liquor stores, hospital bills)9.0%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money3.1%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

51%

of Alamance County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

Full Alamance County breakdown

County taxes32%

Property tax
22%$118 million
Sales tax
8.4%$44.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$953 thousand
  • Other licenses$771 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$188 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$48.4 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; hospital bills and 10 more
  • Liquor stores$17.8 million
  • Hospital bills$7.3 million
  • Other service charges$6.8 million
  • Garbage collection$6.1 million
  • College tuition$3.7 million
  • School lunches$2.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$549 thousand
  • Other school charges$467 thousand
  • University housing and dining$328 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$16.7 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$272 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$12.7 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$15.5 million
Fines
0.4%$2.0 million
Alamance County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges69%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Running the government and other costs5.3%Social services4.7%Health and hospitals4.5%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

69%

of Alamance County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Alamance County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
69%$380 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$334 million
  • Colleges and universities$45.7 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$499 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$45.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$27.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$15.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$29.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$8.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
Social services
4.7%$26.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$24.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$17.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
  • Liquor stores$15.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$10.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$8.5 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$7.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$848 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$2.3 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$2.3 million
Alamance County page →

Orange County

$595 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 36% of this ZIP is in Orange County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes52%State tax money29%Fees for services (liquor stores, garbage collection)11%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money3.2%Local tax money0.5%
Full Orange County breakdown

What stands out

43%

of Orange County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
43%$231 million
Sales tax
9.0%$48.8 million
Other taxes
0.5%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$805 thousand
  • Other licenses$530 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$146 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$58.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; garbage collection and 8 more
  • Liquor stores$24.1 million
  • Garbage collection$10.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.6 million
  • Hospital bills$4.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.0 million
  • School lunches$2.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$678 thousand
  • Other school charges$458 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$17.5 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$158 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$3.0 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$18.8 million
Fines
0.2%$984 thousand
Orange County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges58%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Social services5.8%All other spending10%

What stands out

58%

of Orange County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Orange County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$348 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$348 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$61.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$35.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$57.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$45.2 million
  • Fire protection$8.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$34.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
  • Liquor stores$22.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.1 million
Social services
5.8%$34.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34.4 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$15.4 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$14.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$13.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.3 million
  • Libraries$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$13.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$746 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$746 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$410 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$410 thousand
Orange County page →

Caswell County

$33.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 23% of this ZIP is in Caswell County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money81%County taxes9.2%Fees for services (liquor stores, school lunches)7.4%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

81%

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

Full Caswell County breakdown

County taxes9.2%

Property tax
9.0%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; school lunches and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • School lunches$109 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$56 thousand
  • Other school charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$618 thousand

State tax money81%

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

From the state
81%$29.2 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$312 thousand
Fines
0.2%$55 thousand
Caswell County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Interest on debt1.1%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

92%

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

Full Caswell County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$31.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$374 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Caswell County page →

Your state

State of North Carolina

$89.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (hospital bills, university housing and dining)10%Fines and other7.3%Local tax money1.4%
Full North Carolina breakdown

What stands out

19%

of North Carolina's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
19%$16.7 billion
Sales tax
14%$12.2 billion
Other taxes
10%$8.75 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 15 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.49 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.32 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.23 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.02 billion
  • Corporation licenses$882 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$599 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$422 million
  • Tobacco taxes$262 million
  • Driver's licenses$139 million
  • Public utility taxes$128 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$111 million
  • Other licenses$52.1 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$41.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$23.6 million
  • Severance taxes$2.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
1.8%$1.56 billion

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$8.93 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; university housing and dining and 16 more
  • Hospital bills$2.92 billion
  • University housing and dining$2.26 billion
  • College tuition$2.15 billion
  • Other service charges$1.01 billion
  • Road charges$216 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$104 million
  • Housing$73.7 million
  • Ports and waterways$64.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$61.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$39.5 million
  • Transit fares$22.1 million
  • Airport$3.9 million
  • Other education charges$3.8 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Parking$1.7 million
  • Other school charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$31.4 billion

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.4%$1.26 billion

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$5.65 billion
Fines
0.8%$702 million
North Carolina page →

Where the money goes

Social services35%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending13%

What stands out

35%

of North Carolina's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full North Carolina breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
35%$31.2 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$30.9 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$165 million
  • Welfare institutions$55.5 million
  • Veterans' services$17.8 million
Sent to local governments
23%$20.7 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: colleges and universities and 17 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$14.0 billion
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$1.77 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.31 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.06 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$893 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$523 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$312 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$248 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$159 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$92.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$76.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$51.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$50.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$50.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$33.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$21.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$18.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$466 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$14.8 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$8.31 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$3.02 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.02 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$761 million
  • Other education$664 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$7.12 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 4 more
  • Roads and highways$6.48 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$342 million
  • Ports and harbors$181 million
  • Public transit$104 million
  • Airports$14.9 million
  • Parking$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$4.65 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.15 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.34 billion
  • Police$623 million
  • Inspections and regulation$284 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$255 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$4.43 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.40 billion
  • Public health$1.04 billion
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$4.30 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.99 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.65 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$411 million
  • Other government administration$194 million
  • Government buildings$48.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$863 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$863 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$765 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$557 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$547 million
  • Libraries$10.4 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$516 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$16.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.6 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$700 thousand
North Carolina page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

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

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

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.