Town government · Davie County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mocksville took in $14.8 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)51%Town taxes31%State tax money9.8%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

8.5%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
22%$3.2 million
Sales tax
8.5%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$3.1 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$344 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$1.5 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$521 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$670 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Housing and community development6.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of Mocksville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$342 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$613 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$993 thousand
  • Government buildings$648 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$744 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$744 thousand
Housing and community development
6.4%$688 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$187 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mocksville. 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 Mocksville 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.