Town government · Jackson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sylva took in $8.1 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes42%County and local tax money4.5%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)0.3%

What stands out

52%

of Sylva's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
28%$2.3 million
Sales tax
14%$1.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$4.2 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$365 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

51%

of Sylva'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$229 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$733 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$733 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$674 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$392 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$134 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sylva. 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 Sylva 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.