ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount, NC

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 27804: 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 or, for North Carolina governments, the North Carolina Local Government Commission, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 27804?
27804 is served by the State of North Carolina, Nash County, the City of Rocky Mount, the Town of Dortches and the Town of Red Oak. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of North Carolina spent $89.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Nash County spent $346 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Rocky Mount spent $219 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Town of Dortches spent $607 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Town of Red Oak spent $1.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 27804?
Of the governments serving 27804, Nash County collected $66.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of Rocky Mount collected $31.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 27804.

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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: Nash County, Rocky Mount, Dortches and Red Oak

Why not this year? North Carolina governments with newer filings show figures from the North Carolina Local Government Commission (for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). Each other 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 27804

Nash County$66.4 million

19% of its $341 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Rocky Mount$31.3 million

16% of its $200 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 county

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

Nash County

$346 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money55%County taxes27%Fees for services (liquor stores, hospital bills)9.5%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.6%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

55%

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

Full Nash County breakdown

County taxes27%

Property tax
19%$66.4 million
Sales tax
6.8%$23.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$695 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$565 thousand
  • Other licenses$304 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$32.4 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; hospital bills and 10 more
  • Liquor stores$14.4 million
  • Hospital bills$4.3 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • College tuition$2.2 million
  • University housing and dining$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$946 thousand
  • Other service charges$824 thousand
  • School lunches$676 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$183 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$83 thousand
  • Other school charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$5.3 million

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$189 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$17.3 million
Fines
0.3%$1.1 million
Nash County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges62%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs6.6%Social services5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

62%

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

Full Nash County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$213 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$183 million
  • Colleges and universities$27.2 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.6 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$833 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$42.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$35.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$254 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$23.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.2 million
  • Government buildings$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
Social services
5.9%$20.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$18.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$12.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$449 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$9.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$7.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$3.3 million
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$3.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$2.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$309 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$416 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$416 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$221 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and airports
  • Public transit$173 thousand
  • Airports$48 thousand
Nash County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Rocky Mount

$219 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 51% of this ZIP is in Rocky Mount.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)72%City taxes26%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

72%

of Rocky Mount's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

Full Rocky Mount breakdown

City taxes26%

Property tax
16%$31.3 million
Sales tax
9.3%$18.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$444 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$144 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$78.3 million
  • Gas$27.4 million
  • Sewer$19.8 million
  • Water$13.1 million
  • Transit fares$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$787 thousand
  • Parking$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$3.5 million
Rocky Mount page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

64%

of Rocky Mount's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Full Rocky Mount breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$141 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$80.1 million
  • Gas supply$27.3 million
  • Water supply$17.0 million
  • Sewer systems$15.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$44.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$27.4 million
  • Fire protection$17.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$16.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$14.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
  • Public transit$5.7 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$119 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$8 thousand
Rocky Mount page →

Town of Dortches

$607 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended June 30, 2024), from the North Carolina Local Government Commission.

About 16% of this ZIP is in Dortches.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money42%Fines and other14%
Full Dortches breakdown

Town taxes44%

Sales tax
44%$380 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$370

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$359 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$122 thousand
Dortches page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs84%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Housing and community development4.9%
Full Dortches breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
84%$512 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$65 thousand
Housing and community development
4.9%$30 thousand
Dortches page →

Town of Red Oak

$1.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the North Carolina Local Government Commission.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Red Oak.

Where the money comes from

State tax money76%Fines and other24%
Full Red Oak breakdown

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$1.3 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$408 thousand
Red Oak page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%
Full Red Oak breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$979 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$424 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$18 thousand
Red Oak 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.

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

Town of Dortches. North Carolina Department of State Treasurer, Local Government Commission, Annual Financial Information Report (AFIR), fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Town of Red Oak. North Carolina Department of State Treasurer, Local Government Commission, Annual Financial Information Report (AFIR), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the figures that a North Carolina government reported to the North Carolina Local Government Commission in its Annual Financial Information Report, which restates the government's audited financial statements into one schedule, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers the general, special revenue, capital projects and debt service funds and the enterprise (utility) funds. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds and depreciation are not counted. Fiscal years end June 30.

Debt payments. The report lists principal and interest on both general and utility debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

Separate entities. Some city utilities and authorities are separate entities and are not in these figures.

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.