← Carteret County annual finances
2021
| Fiscal year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Population | 67571 |
| Revenues | $151,545,595 |
| Property taxes | $55,058,259 |
| Sales tax | $22,224,198 |
| Other taxes | $21,911,810 |
| Sales and services | $6,630,737 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,547,911 |
| Debt proceeds | $0 |
| Other revenue | $3,172,680 |
| Expenditures | $145,277,538 |
| Education | $30,751,818 |
| Public safety | $24,463,493 |
| Human services | $17,202,706 |
| General government | $11,259,655 |
| Debt service | $4,619,816 |
| Other spending | $56,980,050 |
| Salaries and wages | $23,661,564 |
| Capital outlay | $39,800,364 |
| General fund revenues | $103,380,437 |
| General fund expenditures | $86,495,063 |
| Fund balance available | $65,054,927 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 61.2 |
| State average, % | 43.4 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $87,118,720 |
| Assessed valuation | $16,415,668,999 |
| Latest revaluation | 2020 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.33 |
| State average rate | 0.6391 |
| Taxes collected, % | 98.4 |
| Taxes uncollected | $882,002 |
| General-obligation debt | $16,350,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 242 |
| Installment and lease debt | $2,436,410 |
| 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).