Town government · Dare County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Duck took in $10.9 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes93%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

29%

of Duck's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes93%

Property tax
47%$5.1 million
Other taxes
29%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$202 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$1.9 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$393 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%$222 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Environment and natural resources10%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

52%

of Duck's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$173 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$304 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
10%$925 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$925 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$531 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$531 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$309 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Duck. 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 Duck 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.