Town government · Mitchell County, NC

Spruce Pine's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Spruce Pine took in $6.9 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)54%Town taxes31%Fines and other7.7%State tax money6.5%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
20%$1.4 million
Sales tax
11%$727 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$863 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$446 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$530 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

19%

of Spruce Pine'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
40%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.3 million
  • Water supply$592 thousand
  • Sewer systems$428 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$232 thousand
  • Government buildings$174 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$979 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$466 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$466 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$308 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
  • Libraries$104 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$121 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spruce Pine. 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 Spruce Pine 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.