Town government · Brunswick County, NC

Belville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Belville took in $7.2 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, road charges)75%Town taxes23%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Belville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes23%

Sales tax
13%$967 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$434 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$423 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$226 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$5.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$123 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$13 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs13%Housing and community development3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Roads, transit and parking1.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

77%

of Belville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
77%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$734 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$468 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
Housing and community development
3.5%$192 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$19 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$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belville. 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 Town of Belville 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.