ZIP 27844 · Halifax County, NC

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 27844: 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 27844?
27844 is served by the State of North Carolina, Halifax County and Warren County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of North Carolina spent $89.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Halifax County spent $124 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Warren County spent $63.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 27844?
Of the governments serving 27844, Warren County collected $22.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Halifax County collected $14.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 27844.

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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: Halifax County and Warren 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 27844

Warren County$22.0 million

34% of its $65.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Halifax County$14.4 million

11% of its $130 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 Halifax County and Warren County provides local services like police and parks.

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

Halifax County

$124 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 71% of this ZIP is in Halifax County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money72%County taxes13%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)6.8%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

72%

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

Full Halifax County breakdown

County taxes13%

Property tax
11%$14.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$365 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; college tuition and 7 more
  • Liquor stores$6.7 million
  • College tuition$645 thousand
  • School lunches$638 thousand
  • University housing and dining$342 thousand
  • Sewer$225 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$139 thousand
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand
  • Other school charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$5.3 million

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$92.9 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3.5 million
Fines
0.2%$251 thousand
Halifax County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Running the government and other costs1.3%Sent to other local governments1.0%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

92%

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

Full Halifax County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$114 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$99.3 million
  • Colleges and universities$14.0 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$405 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$393 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$6.1 million
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
  • Water supply$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.3%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$319 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$35 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Halifax County page →

Warren County

$63.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 21% of this ZIP is in Warren County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes42%State tax money37%Fees for services (water, liquor stores)19%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money0.2%
Full Warren County breakdown

What stands out

7.9%

of Warren County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
34%$22.0 million
Sales tax
7.9%$5.2 million
Other taxes
0.7%$456 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$356 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Liquor stores$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Hospital bills$1.0 million
  • School lunches$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$346 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$24.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$106 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$475 thousand
Fines
0.3%$198 thousand
Warren County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges47%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Social services8.3%Running the government and other costs7.0%All other spending13%

What stands out

47%

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

Full Warren County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
47%$29.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$29.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$215 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$2.8 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Social services
8.3%$5.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$609 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$1.9 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$1.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$597 thousand
  • Libraries$539 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$668 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$668 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$579 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$454 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$125 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$490 thousand
Warren 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.

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

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

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.