← Gaston County annual finances
2025
| Fiscal year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Population | 244800 |
| Revenues | $616,353,715 |
| Property taxes | $208,879,045 |
| Sales tax | $68,125,673 |
| Other taxes | $18,647,934 |
| Sales and services | $31,528,418 |
| Intergovernmental | $74,514,703 |
| Debt proceeds | $191,511,606 |
| Other revenue | $23,146,336 |
| Expenditures | $532,599,087 |
| Education | $102,148,789 |
| Public safety | $126,081,878 |
| Human services | $85,196,739 |
| General government | $68,598,869 |
| Debt service | $116,427,593 |
| Other spending | $34,145,219 |
| Salaries and wages | $111,025,606 |
| Capital outlay | $33,471,559 |
| General fund revenues | $352,768,373 |
| General fund expenditures | $315,987,089 |
| Fund balance available | $129,436,630 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 38.2 |
| State average, % | 47.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $325,140,794 |
| Assessed valuation | $34,448,798,101 |
| Latest revaluation | 2023 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.599 |
| State average rate | 0.5538 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99.2 |
| Taxes uncollected | $1,745,971 |
| General-obligation debt | $286,035,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 1168 |
| Installment and lease debt | $17,315,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aaa |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).