Town government · Mecklenburg County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Huntersville took in $125 million and spent $113 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)29%Fines and other24%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

24%

of Huntersville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
22%$27.4 million
Sales tax
11%$14.3 million
Other taxes
6.4%$8.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$36.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Electric power$27.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$210 thousand
  • Parking$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$5.7 million

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%$2.5 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$30.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending11%

What stands out

8%

of Huntersville's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$28.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and sewer systems
  • Electric power$27.6 million
  • Sewer systems$560 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$23.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$17.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$21.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$21.1 million
  • Parking$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$14.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$13.7 million
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$12.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$690 thousand
  • Government buildings$180 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$9.0 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$6.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.3 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$2.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$960 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Huntersville. 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 Huntersville 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.