RecordWell Data

Murphy Town

Cities & villages · Cherokee County · North Carolina · population 1,639

$48,908,000revenue, 2024
$43,628,000spending, 2024
$1,733,000long-term debt, end of 2024

US Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances

YearRevenueSpendingDifference
2024$48,908,000 $43,628,000$5,280,000
2022$42,641,000 $40,519,000$2,122,000
2017$34,726,000 $32,352,000$2,374,000

Where the money came from (2024)

  • Utility & liquor store revenue $40,231,000
  • Other taxes $2,686,000
  • Federal aid $1,721,000
  • Property tax $1,628,000
  • Other revenue $870,000
  • State aid $842,000
  • Aid from other local governments $502,000
  • Charges for services $428,000

Where it went (2024)

  • Electric utility $31,855,000
  • Liquor stores $3,539,000
  • Housing & community development $2,172,000
  • Water utility $2,003,000
  • Police $1,509,000
  • Fire protection $696,000
  • Financial administration $574,000
  • Natural resources $348,000
  • Parks & recreation $278,000
  • General / other $179,000
  • Libraries $167,000
  • Highways & roads $158,000

Meetings, agendas & budget documents

This government's minutes, agendas and budget documents will appear here once its website has been added to our collection.

These are reported actuals, not adopted budgets. Census amounts are published in thousands of dollars and rounded to the nearest $1,000. Sources: Census government finances.