← New Hanover County annual finances
2025
| Fiscal year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Population | 244809 |
| Revenues | $607,260,690 |
| Property taxes | $235,891,405 |
| Sales tax | $122,781,684 |
| Other taxes | $34,292,528 |
| Sales and services | $35,751,399 |
| Intergovernmental | $60,980,828 |
| Debt proceeds | $58,931,169 |
| Other revenue | $58,631,677 |
| Expenditures | $625,470,526 |
| Education | $127,516,011 |
| Public safety | $152,779,778 |
| Human services | $84,666,476 |
| General government | $79,591,022 |
| Debt service | $63,322,223 |
| Other spending | $117,595,016 |
| Salaries and wages | $145,367,070 |
| Capital outlay | $103,444,605 |
| General fund revenues | $408,174,404 |
| General fund expenditures | $406,049,848 |
| Fund balance available | $437,804,289 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 103.7 |
| State average, % | 47.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $585,031,792 |
| Assessed valuation | $51,833,513,262 |
| Latest revaluation | 2021 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.45 |
| State average rate | 0.5538 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99.7 |
| Taxes uncollected | $791,519 |
| General-obligation debt | $182,255,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 744 |
| Installment and lease debt | $216,199,191 |
| Moody's rating | Aaa |
| S&P rating | AAA |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).