County Desk Burke County

← Burke County annual finances

2023

Fiscal year 2023
Population 89078
Revenues $141,947,060
Property taxes $59,545,692
Sales tax $22,660,362
Other taxes $1,815,164
Sales and services $15,210,541
Intergovernmental $38,945,568
Debt proceeds $0
Other revenue $3,769,733
Expenditures $115,561,280
Education $23,190,330
Public safety $31,769,443
Human services $24,392,344
General government $12,859,268
Debt service $7,654,523
Other spending $15,695,372
Salaries and wages $29,855,625
Capital outlay $3,353,066
General fund revenues $96,999,026
General fund expenditures $96,056,741
Fund balance available $34,131,991
Fund balance, % of general-fund spending 29
State average, % 47.7
Cash and investments, June 30 $106,055,012
Assessed valuation $7,824,306,971
Latest revaluation 2019
Tax rate per $100 0.695
State average rate 0.6257
Taxes collected, % 98.8
Taxes uncollected $654,787
Installment and lease debt $38,815,000
Moody's rating Aa3
Source Open

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