Town government · Haywood County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Waynesville took in $4.3 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores)88%Town taxes12%

What stands out

88%

of Waynesville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Town taxes12%

Other taxes
12%$524 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$524 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$3.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities97%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Health and hospitals1.1%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

97%

of Waynesville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
97%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waynesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Waynesville 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.