Town government · New Hanover County, NC

Kure Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kure Beach took in $10.2 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)42%State tax money3.5%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
33%$3.3 million
Sales tax
15%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$158 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$975 thousand
  • Parking$742 thousand
  • Garbage collection$540 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$26 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$355 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$312 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Running the government and other costs6.2%Sent to other local governments4.3%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

39%

of Kure Beach'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
39%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$205 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$690 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$709 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
  • Parking$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$522 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)$353 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$362 thousand
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$353 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$248 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$177 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$151 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kure Beach. 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 Kure Beach 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.