Town government · Swain County, NC

Bryson City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bryson City took in $7.5 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)61%Town taxes27%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes27%

Sales tax
11%$830 thousand
Property tax
11%$804 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$353 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$352 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$806 thousand
  • Garbage collection$250 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.9%$214 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$310 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$151 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Environment and natural resources4.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

53%

of Bryson City'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
53%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$838 thousand
  • Water supply$537 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$867 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$343 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$658 thousand
  • Fire protection$569 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.4%$303 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$303 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$48 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bryson City. 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 Bryson City 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.