← Watauga County annual finances
2024
| Fiscal year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Population | 54972 |
| Revenues | $116,080,401 |
| Property taxes | $50,376,093 |
| Sales tax | $23,708,091 |
| Other taxes | $5,834,082 |
| Sales and services | $11,348,481 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,894,658 |
| Debt proceeds | $0 |
| Other revenue | $9,918,996 |
| Expenditures | $116,536,372 |
| Education | $39,437,676 |
| Public safety | $23,417,137 |
| Human services | $8,957,123 |
| General government | $19,139,502 |
| Debt service | $9,248,607 |
| Other spending | $16,336,327 |
| Salaries and wages | $16,411,493 |
| Capital outlay | $10,798,285 |
| General fund revenues | $91,449,825 |
| General fund expenditures | $72,499,100 |
| Fund balance available | $55,461,996 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 61.6 |
| State average, % | 47.6 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $129,287,865 |
| Assessed valuation | $14,247,334,002 |
| Latest revaluation | 2022 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.318 |
| State average rate | 0.5777 |
| Taxes collected, % | 98.8 |
| Taxes uncollected | $529,439 |
| Installment and lease debt | $55,390,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aa3 |
| S&P rating | AA |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).