← Gaston County annual finances
2021
| Fiscal year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Population | 228618 |
| Revenues | $346,639,697 |
| Property taxes | $171,728,434 |
| Sales tax | $56,623,399 |
| Other taxes | $9,685,013 |
| Sales and services | $23,700,595 |
| Intergovernmental | $72,862,764 |
| Debt proceeds | $3,993,697 |
| Other revenue | $8,045,795 |
| Expenditures | $328,094,315 |
| Education | $78,780,268 |
| Public safety | $76,033,868 |
| Human services | $60,453,093 |
| General government | $41,324,680 |
| Debt service | $33,362,216 |
| Other spending | $38,140,190 |
| Salaries and wages | $75,855,211 |
| Capital outlay | $26,018,870 |
| General fund revenues | $285,174,625 |
| General fund expenditures | $232,139,679 |
| Fund balance available | $84,323,624 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 30.3 |
| State average, % | 43.4 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $229,432,377 |
| Assessed valuation | $20,290,260,935 |
| Latest revaluation | 2019 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.83 |
| State average rate | 0.6391 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99.1 |
| Taxes uncollected | $1,557,819 |
| General-obligation debt | $172,647,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 755 |
| Installment and lease debt | $23,695,000 |
| Authorized, not issued | $190,000,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aa2 |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).