← Carteret County annual finances
2022
| Fiscal year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Population | 68284 |
| Revenues | $140,053,585 |
| Property taxes | $55,875,204 |
| Sales tax | $24,352,848 |
| Other taxes | $23,635,576 |
| Sales and services | $7,040,101 |
| Intergovernmental | $25,629,971 |
| Debt proceeds | $0 |
| Other revenue | $3,519,885 |
| Expenditures | $121,551,830 |
| Education | $29,473,929 |
| Public safety | $27,980,622 |
| Human services | $18,962,942 |
| General government | $11,051,087 |
| Debt service | $6,624,938 |
| Other spending | $27,458,312 |
| Salaries and wages | $25,472,113 |
| Capital outlay | $3,644,418 |
| General fund revenues | $105,445,559 |
| General fund expenditures | $96,700,945 |
| Fund balance available | $73,960,365 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 70.2 |
| State average, % | 44.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $108,558,903 |
| Assessed valuation | $16,764,756,215 |
| Latest revaluation | 2020 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.33 |
| State average rate | 0.6272 |
| Taxes collected, % | 98.5 |
| Taxes uncollected | $813,325 |
| General-obligation debt | $13,580,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 199 |
| Installment and lease debt | $999,560 |
| Authorized, not issued | $42,000,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aa1 |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Fitch rating | AA+ |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).