ZIP 27330 · Sanford, NC

Three governments run on your community's money

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

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 →

Your county

Public schools here are run by Lee County, so school money is part of its budget.

Lee County

$291 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 83% of this ZIP is in Lee County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money51%County taxes36%Fees for services (college tuition, garbage collection)3.7%Local tax money3.3%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

51%

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

Full Lee County breakdown

County taxes36%

Property tax
26%$67.3 million
Sales tax
9.2%$23.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$604 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$356 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$219 thousand
  • Other licenses$203 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; garbage collection and 8 more
  • College tuition$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$745 thousand
  • Transit fares$494 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$454 thousand
  • School lunches$436 thousand
  • University housing and dining$336 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$155 thousand
  • Other school charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$6.6 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$132 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$8.6 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$7.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$211 thousand
Lee County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges62%Sent to other local governments10%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Social services4.5%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

62%

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

Full Lee County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$180 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$120 million
  • Colleges and universities$57.7 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.9 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$29.8 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$29.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$29.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$20.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$22.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$929 thousand
Social services
4.5%$13.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$4.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$150 thousand
Lee County page →

Your city

City of Sanford

$84.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Sanford.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes39%Fines and other8.1%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.7%
Full Sanford breakdown

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
27%$24.8 million
Sales tax
11%$9.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$988 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$787 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$140 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$42.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$17.1 million
  • Sewer$10.7 million
  • Liquor stores$8.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$655 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$4.1 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$7.3 million
Sanford page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Sent to other local governments25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

25%

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

Full Sanford breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$26.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.4 million
  • Fire protection$11.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$437 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$21.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$21.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$446 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$508 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$866 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Housing and community development
4.3%$3.6 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$113 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$113 thousand
Sanford 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.

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

City of Sanford. 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.