← Carteret County annual finances
2023
| Fiscal year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Population | 69721 |
| Revenues | $195,664,433 |
| Property taxes | $56,789,588 |
| Sales tax | $25,905,950 |
| Other taxes | $24,175,129 |
| Sales and services | $6,740,900 |
| Intergovernmental | $50,174,463 |
| Debt proceeds | $22,483,140 |
| Other revenue | $9,395,263 |
| Expenditures | $141,702,103 |
| Education | $49,563,483 |
| Public safety | $30,506,184 |
| Human services | $19,998,013 |
| General government | $12,119,735 |
| Debt service | $4,929,188 |
| Other spending | $24,585,500 |
| Salaries and wages | $27,920,921 |
| Capital outlay | $5,398,913 |
| General fund revenues | $112,178,984 |
| General fund expenditures | $99,242,636 |
| Fund balance available | $91,394,515 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 81.1 |
| State average, % | 47.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $143,312,084 |
| Assessed valuation | $17,176,054,996 |
| Latest revaluation | 2020 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.33 |
| State average rate | 0.6257 |
| Taxes collected, % | 98 |
| Taxes uncollected | $1,127,170 |
| General-obligation debt | $30,825,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 442 |
| Installment and lease debt | $429,046 |
| Authorized, not issued | $22,000,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aa1 |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).