← Gaston County annual finances
2023
| Fiscal year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Population | 237536 |
| Revenues | $400,814,924 |
| Property taxes | $179,283,203 |
| Sales tax | $70,577,598 |
| Other taxes | $12,907,945 |
| Sales and services | $29,165,535 |
| Intergovernmental | $81,357,757 |
| Debt proceeds | $10,105,254 |
| Other revenue | $17,417,632 |
| Expenditures | $375,209,716 |
| Education | $79,211,479 |
| Public safety | $109,213,709 |
| Human services | $79,802,068 |
| General government | $48,459,084 |
| Debt service | $30,887,082 |
| Other spending | $27,636,294 |
| Salaries and wages | $103,650,296 |
| Capital outlay | $20,571,864 |
| General fund revenues | $314,263,790 |
| General fund expenditures | $292,526,058 |
| Fund balance available | $107,429,337 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 35 |
| State average, % | 47.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $285,554,345 |
| Assessed valuation | $21,944,499,355 |
| Latest revaluation | 2019 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.81 |
| State average rate | 0.6257 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99.2 |
| Taxes uncollected | $1,517,147 |
| General-obligation debt | $139,105,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 586 |
| Installment and lease debt | $20,505,000 |
| Authorized, not issued | $190,000,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aaa |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).