← Carteret County annual finances
2025
| Fiscal year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Population | 71707 |
| Revenues | $157,444,698 |
| Property taxes | $61,945,186 |
| Sales tax | $27,243,774 |
| Other taxes | $26,078,289 |
| Sales and services | $7,092,391 |
| Intergovernmental | $20,056,936 |
| Debt proceeds | $4,472 |
| Other revenue | $15,032,594 |
| Expenditures | $167,398,170 |
| Education | $56,164,324 |
| Public safety | $37,214,790 |
| Human services | $22,287,745 |
| General government | $15,758,980 |
| Debt service | $8,076,415 |
| Other spending | $27,895,916 |
| Salaries and wages | $32,851,965 |
| Capital outlay | $10,377,000 |
| General fund revenues | $121,009,777 |
| General fund expenditures | $117,615,194 |
| Fund balance available | $111,649,324 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 93.1 |
| State average, % | 47.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $168,016,449 |
| Assessed valuation | $17,947,578,416 |
| Latest revaluation | 2020 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.34 |
| State average rate | 0.5538 |
| Taxes collected, % | 98.6 |
| Taxes uncollected | $870,607 |
| General-obligation debt | $44,260,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 617 |
| Installment and lease debt | $0 |
| Moody's rating | Aa1 |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Fitch rating | AAA |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).