City government · Transylvania County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brevard took in $26.2 million and spent $22.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)51%City taxes36%State tax money6.5%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

8.8%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax

25%$6.5 million

Sales tax

8.8%$2.3 million

Other taxes

1.9%$499 thousand

What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses

Alcoholic beverage taxes$444 thousand
Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services

51%$13.2 million

What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more

Liquor stores$5.1 million
Water$3.5 million
Sewer$3.5 million
Garbage collection$1.1 million
Parking$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state

6.5%$1.7 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.3%$607 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other

4.9%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development7.9%Roads, transit and parking6.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

7.9%

of Brevard'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

46%$10.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more

Liquor stores$4.5 million
Sewer systems$2.8 million
Water supply$2.0 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

21%$4.8 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$3.5 million
Fire protection$1.2 million

Running the government and other costs

15%$3.5 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Other and not broken out$950 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$581 thousand
Government buildings$533 thousand

Housing and community development

7.9%$1.8 million

Roads, transit and parking

6.9%$1.6 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.6 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.7%$387 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$387 thousand

Interest on debt

1.4%$317 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$205 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$112 thousand

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$14 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$14 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 Brevard. 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 City of Brevard 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.