Town government · Ashe County, NC

West Jefferson's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Jefferson took in $6.3 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)57%Town taxes33%State tax money8.5%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

9.3%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
21%$1.3 million
Sales tax
9.3%$579 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$180 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • Water$566 thousand
  • Sewer$519 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$532 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

53%

of West Jefferson'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
53%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$621 thousand
  • Water supply$384 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$773 thousand
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$899 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$899 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$596 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$596 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$174 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$152 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 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 West Jefferson. 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 West Jefferson 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.