County government · Davie County, NC

Davie County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Davie County took in $149 million and spent $143 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money40%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money2.7%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

10%

of Davie County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
31%$45.6 million
Sales tax
10%$15.2 million
Other taxes
0.6%$878 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$489 thousand
  • Other licenses$218 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$16.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$5.7 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Hospital bills$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • School lunches$999 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$792 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$759 thousand
  • Other school charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$4.0 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$60.2 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$4.1 million
Fines
0.5%$731 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals7.2%Running the government and other costs6.7%Social services5.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

55%

of Davie County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
55%$77.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$77.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$22.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$12.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$631 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$10.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$9.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Social services
5.1%$7.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$385 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$228 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$731 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$690 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$411 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$993 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$494 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$494 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$208 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Davie County. 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 Davie County 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.