County Desk Burke County

← Burke County annual finances

2025

Fiscal year 2025
Population 90088
Revenues $151,791,018
Property taxes $68,050,885
Sales tax $23,949,288
Other taxes $2,095,954
Sales and services $20,889,141
Intergovernmental $23,411,583
Debt proceeds $761,058
Other revenue $12,633,109
Expenditures $166,446,544
Education $29,936,631
Public safety $51,787,327
Human services $32,390,804
General government $29,803,144
Debt service $6,710,601
Other spending $15,818,037
Salaries and wages $38,134,911
Capital outlay $13,545,885
General fund revenues $113,877,826
General fund expenditures $108,267,486
Fund balance available $23,890,926
Fund balance, % of general-fund spending 20.9
State average, % 47.7
Cash and investments, June 30 $96,239,496
Assessed valuation $10,911,680,618
Latest revaluation 2023
Tax rate per $100 0.56
State average rate 0.5538
Taxes collected, % 98.4
Taxes uncollected $996,458
General-obligation debt $0
GO debt per resident 0
Installment and lease debt $28,455,000
Moody's rating Aa3
Source Open

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