← Buncombe County annual finances
2021
| Fiscal year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Population | 270224 |
| Revenues | $471,253,465 |
| Property taxes | $220,188,921 |
| Sales tax | $94,331,313 |
| Other taxes | $37,226,659 |
| Sales and services | $30,418,856 |
| Intergovernmental | $69,031,728 |
| Debt proceeds | $10,096,000 |
| Other revenue | $9,959,988 |
| Expenditures | $464,826,650 |
| Education | $124,157,381 |
| Public safety | $75,167,863 |
| Human services | $93,486,216 |
| General government | $56,688,206 |
| Debt service | $51,642,976 |
| Other spending | $63,684,008 |
| Salaries and wages | $90,507,422 |
| Capital outlay | $21,921,056 |
| General fund revenues | $342,867,168 |
| General fund expenditures | $326,905,145 |
| Fund balance available | $93,052,147 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 28 |
| State average, % | 43.4 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $229,157,436 |
| Assessed valuation | $40,859,021,496 |
| Latest revaluation | 2017 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.529 |
| State average rate | 0.6391 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99.6 |
| Taxes uncollected | $776,749 |
| General-obligation debt | $12,877,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 48 |
| Installment and lease debt | $359,589,000 |
| Authorized, not issued | $0 |
| Moody's rating | Aaa |
| S&P rating | AAA |
| Source | Open |
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