Town government · Wilkes County, NC

North Wilkesboro's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), North Wilkesboro took in $12.7 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, liquor stores)41%State tax money22%Town taxes20%Fines and other18%

What stands out

18%

of North Wilkesboro's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
19%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$375 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$2.7 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

26%

of North Wilkesboro'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Liquor stores$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$761 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$592 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$296 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$516 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$501 thousand
  • Government buildings$211 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$696 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$696 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$597 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$597 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Wilkesboro. 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 North Wilkesboro 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.