City government · Brunswick County, NC

Boiling Spring Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boiling Spring Lakes took in $6.8 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fees for services (liquor stores)16%State tax money8.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes75%

Sales tax
37%$2.5 million
Property tax
26%$1.8 million
Other taxes
11%$780 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$530 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$225 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$570 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

19%

of Boiling Spring Lakes' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$830 thousand
  • Government buildings$257 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$157 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boiling Spring Lakes. 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 City of Boiling Spring Lakes 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.