ZIP 28778 · Black Mountain, NC

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 28778: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 28778?
28778 is served by the State of North Carolina, Buncombe County and the Town of Black Mountain. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of North Carolina spent $89.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Buncombe County spent $1.10 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Town of Black Mountain spent $2.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 28778?
Of the governments serving 28778, Buncombe County collected $303 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 28778.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Buncombe County and Black Mountain

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 28778

Buncombe County$303 million

29% of its $1.05 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Public schools here are run by Buncombe County, so school money is part of its budget.

Buncombe County

$1.10 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes47%State tax money29%Fees for services (airport, hospital bills)8.0%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other5.8%Local tax money4.3%
Full Buncombe County breakdown

What stands out

13%

of Buncombe County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
29%$303 million
Sales tax
13%$133 million
Other taxes
5.1%$53.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$36.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$83.9 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; hospital bills and 11 more
  • Airport$36.5 million
  • Hospital bills$11.3 million
  • Garbage collection$11.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6.9 million
  • College tuition$6.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.2 million
  • School lunches$1.8 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
  • University housing and dining$1.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$438 thousand
  • Other school charges$347 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.0%$62.9 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$304 million

Local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.3%$44.5 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$58.2 million
Fines
0.3%$2.7 million
Buncombe County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges44%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%Social services6.9%All other spending13%

What stands out

44%

of Buncombe County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Buncombe County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
44%$486 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$418 million
  • Colleges and universities$64.4 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.4 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$151 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$73.7 million
  • Fire protection$46.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$25.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$128 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; public transit and 1 more
  • Airports$123 million
  • Public transit$4.6 million
  • Parking$815 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$117 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$67.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24.0 million
  • Government buildings$15.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.4 million
Social services
6.9%$76.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76.3 million
Housing and community development
4.2%$45.8 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$40.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$27.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$12.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$3.2 million
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$3.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$1.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.8 million
Buncombe County page →

Your town

Town of Black Mountain

$2.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Black Mountain.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores)86%Town taxes14%

What stands out

86%

of Black Mountain'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%.

Full Black Mountain breakdown

Town taxes14%

Other taxes
14%$468 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$468 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$2.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Black Mountain page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities94%Interest on debt3.7%Health and hospitals1.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

94%

of Black Mountain'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%.

Full Black Mountain breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
94%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$9 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$9 thousand
Black Mountain page →

Your state

State of North Carolina

$89.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (hospital bills, university housing and dining)10%Fines and other7.3%Local tax money1.4%
Full North Carolina breakdown

What stands out

19%

of North Carolina's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
19%$16.7 billion
Sales tax
14%$12.2 billion
Other taxes
10%$8.75 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 15 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.49 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.32 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.23 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.02 billion
  • Corporation licenses$882 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$599 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$422 million
  • Tobacco taxes$262 million
  • Driver's licenses$139 million
  • Public utility taxes$128 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$111 million
  • Other licenses$52.1 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$41.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$23.6 million
  • Severance taxes$2.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
1.8%$1.56 billion

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$8.93 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; university housing and dining and 16 more
  • Hospital bills$2.92 billion
  • University housing and dining$2.26 billion
  • College tuition$2.15 billion
  • Other service charges$1.01 billion
  • Road charges$216 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$104 million
  • Housing$73.7 million
  • Ports and waterways$64.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$61.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$39.5 million
  • Transit fares$22.1 million
  • Airport$3.9 million
  • Other education charges$3.8 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Parking$1.7 million
  • Other school charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
36%$31.4 billion

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.4%$1.26 billion

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$5.65 billion
Fines
0.8%$702 million
North Carolina page →

Where the money goes

Social services35%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending13%

What stands out

35%

of North Carolina's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full North Carolina breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
35%$31.2 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$30.9 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$165 million
  • Welfare institutions$55.5 million
  • Veterans' services$17.8 million
Sent to local governments
23%$20.7 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: colleges and universities and 17 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$14.0 billion
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$1.77 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.31 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.06 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$893 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$523 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$312 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$248 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$159 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$92.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$76.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$51.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$50.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$50.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$33.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$21.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$18.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$466 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$14.8 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$8.31 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$3.02 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.02 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$761 million
  • Other education$664 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$7.12 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 4 more
  • Roads and highways$6.48 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$342 million
  • Ports and harbors$181 million
  • Public transit$104 million
  • Airports$14.9 million
  • Parking$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$4.65 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.15 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.34 billion
  • Police$623 million
  • Inspections and regulation$284 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$255 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$4.43 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.40 billion
  • Public health$1.04 billion
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$4.30 billion
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$1.99 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.65 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$411 million
  • Other government administration$194 million
  • Government buildings$48.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$863 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$863 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$765 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$557 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$547 million
  • Libraries$10.4 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$516 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$16.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.6 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$700 thousand
North Carolina page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

Town of Black Mountain. 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.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.