Town government · Wilkes County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wilkesboro took in $3.2 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores)100%Town taxes0.2%

What stands out

100%

of Wilkesboro's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes0.2%

Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services100%

Fees for services
100%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities91%Interest on debt8.3%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

91%

of Wilkesboro'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
91%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$3.1 million
Interest on debt
8.3%$279 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$12 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$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilkesboro. 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 Wilkesboro 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.