Village government · Brunswick County, NC

Bald Head Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bald Head Island took in $17.3 million and spent $13.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes65%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money4.6%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

49%

of Bald Head Island's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes65%

Property tax
49%$8.5 million
Other taxes
15%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$479 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.6%$102 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$257 thousand
  • Sewer$129 thousand
  • Hospital bills$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$788 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$299 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$535 thousand
Fines
0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Housing and community development8.0%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

8%

of Bald Head Island's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$125 thousand
Housing and community development
8.0%$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$640 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$640 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$470 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$469 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$84 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$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bald Head Island. 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.

What this covers. The money of Village of Bald Head Island itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.