Town government · Henderson County, NC

Mills River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mills River took in $9.7 million and spent $12.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fines and other29%State tax money13%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes57%

Property tax
41%$4.0 million
Sales tax
16%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.3 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%$14 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
28%$2.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries61%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs8.8%Housing and community development2.9%Interest on debt0.8%Roads, transit and parking0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Mills River's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
61%$7.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.7 million
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Police$982 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$702 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$229 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$373 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mills River. 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 Mills River 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.