Town government · Yancey County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Burnsville took in $7.2 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)62%Town taxes24%Fines and other6.4%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
13%$942 thousand
Sales tax
10%$716 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$287 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$253 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$428 thousand
Fines
0.4%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs7.6%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

67%

of Burnsville'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
67%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$980 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$809 thousand
  • Fire protection$184 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$451 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$372 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Other and not broken out-$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$182 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$37 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burnsville. 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 Burnsville 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.