Town government · Dare County, NC

Kitty Hawk's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kitty Hawk took in $12.6 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money15%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Kitty Hawk'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 taxes84%

Property tax
40%$5.1 million
Other taxes
27%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$190 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$2.0 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$117 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Environment and natural resources12%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

46%

of Kitty Hawk'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
46%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.4 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)$885 thousand
  • Government buildings$815 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$433 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
12%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$183 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kitty Hawk. 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 Kitty Hawk 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.