ZIP 28551 · Lenoir County, NC

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 28551: 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 28551?
28551 is served by the State of North Carolina, Lenoir County, Wayne County and Greene County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of North Carolina spent $89.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lenoir County spent $169 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wayne County spent $459 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Greene County spent $74.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 28551?
Of the governments serving 28551, Wayne County collected $75.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Greene County collected $11.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Lenoir County collected $9.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 28551.

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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: Lenoir County, Wayne County and Greene 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 28551

Wayne County$75.3 million

17% of its $436 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Greene County$11.1 million

15% of its $72.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Lenoir County$9.9 million

6.0% of its $166 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 Lenoir County, Wayne County and Greene County provides local services like police and parks.

Public schools here are run by Greene County, Lenoir County and Wayne County, so school money is part of its budget.

Lenoir County

$169 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 58% of this ZIP is in Lenoir County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money82%County taxes6.2%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)4.3%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

82%

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

Full Lenoir County breakdown

County taxes6.2%

Property tax
6.0%$9.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$492 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; college tuition and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$5.3 million
  • College tuition$1.3 million
  • School lunches$244 thousand
  • University housing and dining$240 thousand
  • Other service charges$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$1.5 million

State tax money82%

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

From the state
82%$136 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$8.2 million
Fines
0.2%$311 thousand
Lenoir County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges90%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

90%

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

Full Lenoir County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$152 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$117 million
  • Colleges and universities$33.6 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.1 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$2.4 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$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$593 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Lenoir County page →

Wayne County

$459 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 27% of this ZIP is in Wayne County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money54%County taxes26%Fees for services (liquor stores, hospital bills)11%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other3.2%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

54%

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

Full Wayne County breakdown

County taxes26%

Property tax
17%$75.3 million
Sales tax
8.2%$35.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$661 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$465 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$403 thousand
  • Other licenses$342 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$47.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other service charges and 10 more
  • Liquor stores$12.7 million
  • Other service charges$11.7 million
  • Hospital bills$7.8 million
  • Garbage collection$7.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.7 million
  • College tuition$2.6 million
  • Airport$1.0 million
  • Sewer$729 thousand
  • University housing and dining$605 thousand
  • School lunches$334 thousand
  • Transit fares$264 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%$17.9 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$234 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$8.5 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$12.9 million
Fines
0.3%$1.1 million
Wayne County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs12%Social services9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

57%

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

Full Wayne County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$260 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$216 million
  • Colleges and universities$42.7 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.2 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$54.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$37.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.5 million
  • Government buildings$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
Social services
9.0%$41.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$36.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$20.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$642 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$23.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$20.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$11.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.2 million
  • Sewer systems$515 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$7.7 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$7.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and public transit
  • Airports$2.1 million
  • Public transit$414 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$2.3 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$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.0 million
Wayne County page →

Greene County

$74.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 15% of this ZIP is in Greene County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money54%County taxes23%Fees for services (water, liquor stores)9.7%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

54%

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

Full Greene County breakdown

County taxes23%

Property tax
15%$11.1 million
Sales tax
7.4%$5.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$528 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$190 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$136 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$75 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$64 thousand
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 9 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Liquor stores$1.2 million
  • Hospital bills$809 thousand
  • Sewer$754 thousand
  • Garbage collection$750 thousand
  • Other service charges$241 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
  • Transit fares$40 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$19 thousand
  • School lunches$9 thousand
  • Other school charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$6.9 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$38.9 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$2.5 million
Fines
0.2%$144 thousand
Greene County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges58%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Running the government and other costs5.9%Social services5.3%All other spending11%

What stands out

58%

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

Full Greene County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$43.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$43.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$308 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$333 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$566 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
Social services
5.3%$4.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$3.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.7 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$816 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$500 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$884 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$744 thousand
  • Libraries$140 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$643 thousand
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$579 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$535 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$138 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$138 thousand
Greene 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.

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

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

Greene 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.