← Carteret County annual finances
2024
| Fiscal year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Population | 70268 |
| Revenues | $199,215,845 |
| Property taxes | $0 |
| Sales tax | $26,471,330 |
| Other taxes | $85,839,365 |
| Sales and services | $6,642,654 |
| Intergovernmental | $37,531,153 |
| Debt proceeds | $24,125,948 |
| Other revenue | $18,605,395 |
| Expenditures | $165,743,093 |
| Education | $52,255,731 |
| Public safety | $36,571,372 |
| Human services | $22,117,777 |
| General government | $14,050,425 |
| Debt service | $6,308,369 |
| Other spending | $34,439,419 |
| Salaries and wages | $30,624,327 |
| Capital outlay | $17,519,103 |
| General fund revenues | $116,313,819 |
| General fund expenditures | $107,246,932 |
| Fund balance available | $103,423,382 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 91.6 |
| State average, % | 47.6 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $163,979,727 |
| Assessed valuation | $17,593,730,828 |
| Latest revaluation | 2020 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.34 |
| State average rate | 0.5777 |
| Taxes collected, % | 98.2 |
| Taxes uncollected | $1,097,240 |
| General-obligation debt | $49,080,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 698 |
| Moody's rating | Aa1 |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Fitch rating | AAA |
| Source | Open |
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