Village government · Henderson County, NC

Flat Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Flat Rock took in $2.7 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes74%State tax money21%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

23%

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

Village taxes74%

Property tax
50%$1.4 million
Sales tax
23%$625 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$564 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Housing and community development1.4%Environment and natural resources0.6%

What stands out

59%

of Flat Rock'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
59%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$460 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$421 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$331 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Flat Rock. 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 Village of Flat Rock 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.