Town government · Surry County, NC

Pilot Mountain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pilot Mountain took in $5.4 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)61%Town taxes34%State tax money3.0%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
18%$988 thousand
Sales tax
11%$601 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$220 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Water$673 thousand
  • Sewer$435 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$163 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs8.6%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

61%

of Pilot Mountain's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$692 thousand
  • Water supply$554 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$376 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$468 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$370 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$340 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$340 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$193 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$101 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 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 Pilot Mountain. 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 Pilot Mountain 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.