← Gaston County annual finances
2024
| Fiscal year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Population | 240820 |
| Revenues | $517,741,023 |
| Property taxes | $205,493,787 |
| Sales tax | $70,883,847 |
| Other taxes | $14,711,771 |
| Sales and services | $32,077,417 |
| Intergovernmental | $82,247,002 |
| Debt proceeds | $90,088,472 |
| Other revenue | $22,238,727 |
| Expenditures | $440,479,660 |
| Education | $106,381,113 |
| Public safety | $124,250,888 |
| Human services | $88,333,073 |
| General government | $55,405,844 |
| Debt service | $36,890,560 |
| Other spending | $29,218,182 |
| Salaries and wages | $106,106,569 |
| Capital outlay | $32,545,838 |
| General fund revenues | $347,173,820 |
| General fund expenditures | $309,328,839 |
| Fund balance available | $119,893,938 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 35.2 |
| State average, % | 47.6 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $317,232,568 |
| Assessed valuation | $33,174,235,713 |
| Latest revaluation | 2023 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.61 |
| State average rate | 0.5777 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99 |
| Taxes uncollected | $2,059,292 |
| General-obligation debt | $202,820,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 842 |
| Installment and lease debt | $18,910,000 |
| Authorized, not issued | $190,000,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aaa |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Source | Open |
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