← Buncombe County annual finances
2022
| Fiscal year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Population | 271454 |
| Revenues | $625,693,433 |
| Property taxes | $236,321,758 |
| Sales tax | $123,354,415 |
| Other taxes | $92,327,179 |
| Sales and services | $33,518,862 |
| Intergovernmental | $85,199,025 |
| Debt proceeds | $46,217,217 |
| Other revenue | $8,754,977 |
| Expenditures | $574,061,382 |
| Education | $153,254,753 |
| Public safety | $116,498,061 |
| Human services | $104,590,139 |
| General government | $74,413,768 |
| Debt service | $51,204,439 |
| Other spending | $74,100,222 |
| Salaries and wages | $96,248,164 |
| Capital outlay | $19,753,895 |
| General fund revenues | $371,165,860 |
| General fund expenditures | $347,505,238 |
| Fund balance available | $94,363,738 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 25.5 |
| State average, % | 44.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $301,576,724 |
| Assessed valuation | $48,128,555,892 |
| Latest revaluation | 2021 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.488 |
| State average rate | 0.6272 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99.8 |
| Taxes uncollected | $583,037 |
| General-obligation debt | $10,004,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 37 |
| Installment and lease debt | $392,085,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aaa |
| S&P rating | AAA |
| Source | Open |
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