County government · Mitchell County, NC

Mitchell County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mitchell County took in $53.2 million and spent $59.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes33%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money2.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)2.7%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

56%

of Mitchell County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
23%$12.3 million
Sales tax
8.9%$4.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$347 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$264 thousand
  • Other licenses$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; college tuition and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$410 thousand
  • College tuition$353 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$233 thousand
  • Transit fares$172 thousand
  • Other service charges$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
  • University housing and dining$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$1.5 million

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$29.7 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.8 million
Fines
0.4%$188 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services7.7%Running the government and other costs5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

67%

of Mitchell County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
67%$40.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.9 million
  • Colleges and universities$12.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.6 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$787 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$210 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
Social services
7.7%$4.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$3.1 million
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)$932 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$867 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$862 thousand
  • Government buildings$464 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$909 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$909 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$726 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$717 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$717 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$368 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand
  • Libraries$106 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$277 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$277 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mitchell County. 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 Mitchell County 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.