Town government · Watauga County, NC

Blowing Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Blowing Rock took in $19.2 million and spent $17.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fees for services (liquor stores, water)26%Fines and other5.5%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
34%$6.6 million
Sales tax
16%$3.0 million
Other taxes
15%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$308 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$2.4 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$147 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$709 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

14%

of Blowing Rock's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$4.9 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)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$342 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$954 thousand
  • Water supply$954 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$380 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$391 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$243 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$159 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Blowing Rock 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.