Town government · Brunswick County, NC

Ocean Isle Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ocean Isle Beach took in $30.9 million and spent $30.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)35%Fines and other33%Town taxes24%State tax money8.6%

What stands out

33%

of Ocean Isle Beach'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 taxes24%

Other taxes
12%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$270 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$3.3 million
Sales tax
1.1%$351 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$3.0 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$2.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$10.1 million

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Housing and community development10%Running the government and other costs5.7%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

50%

of Ocean Isle Beach's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
50%$15.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Police$1.4 million
Housing and community development
10%$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$824 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$573 thousand
  • Government buildings$294 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$665 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$665 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$254 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ocean Isle 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 Ocean Isle 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.