← Columbus County annual finances
2024
| Fiscal year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Population | 50389 |
| Revenues | $114,896,522 |
| Property taxes | $38,827,370 |
| Sales tax | $0 |
| Other taxes | $14,935,709 |
| Sales and services | $13,016,946 |
| Intergovernmental | $41,162,147 |
| Debt proceeds | $1,485,131 |
| Other revenue | $5,469,219 |
| Expenditures | $113,314,928 |
| Education | $17,690,668 |
| Public safety | $33,262,178 |
| Human services | $21,452,372 |
| General government | $10,615,122 |
| Debt service | $5,732,402 |
| Other spending | $24,562,186 |
| Salaries and wages | $27,451,743 |
| Capital outlay | $8,086,888 |
| General fund revenues | $69,939,700 |
| General fund expenditures | $74,207,026 |
| Fund balance available | $15,189,648 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 19 |
| State average, % | 47.6 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $90,958,008 |
| Assessed valuation | $4,412,842,620 |
| Latest revaluation | 2021 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.805 |
| State average rate | 0.5777 |
| Taxes collected, % | 97.7 |
| Taxes uncollected | $814,508 |
| Installment and lease debt | $13,525,343 |
| Moody's rating | A1 |
| Source | Open |
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