← Gaston County annual finances
2022
| Fiscal year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Population | 232789 |
| Revenues | $368,272,374 |
| Property taxes | $176,935,459 |
| Sales tax | $65,471,401 |
| Other taxes | $11,914,612 |
| Sales and services | $26,052,089 |
| Intergovernmental | $71,943,117 |
| Debt proceeds | $8,203,409 |
| Other revenue | $7,752,287 |
| Expenditures | $357,163,893 |
| Education | $67,601,685 |
| Public safety | $87,116,000 |
| Human services | $85,841,984 |
| General government | $46,783,630 |
| Debt service | $31,488,558 |
| Other spending | $38,332,036 |
| Salaries and wages | $84,354,235 |
| Capital outlay | $25,269,847 |
| General fund revenues | $296,644,606 |
| General fund expenditures | $274,290,440 |
| Fund balance available | $90,395,010 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 28.9 |
| State average, % | 44.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $269,465,600 |
| Assessed valuation | $21,118,753,121 |
| Latest revaluation | 2019 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.83 |
| State average rate | 0.6272 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99.2 |
| Taxes uncollected | $1,484,517 |
| General-obligation debt | $155,385,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 667 |
| Installment and lease debt | $22,100,000 |
| Authorized, not issued | $190,000,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aa1 |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).