← Watauga County annual finances
2023
| Fiscal year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Population | 54736 |
| Revenues | $144,027,000 |
| Property taxes | $49,928,081 |
| Sales tax | $23,280,410 |
| Other taxes | $5,554,053 |
| Sales and services | $10,254,081 |
| Intergovernmental | $13,855,059 |
| Debt proceeds | $34,797,002 |
| Other revenue | $6,358,314 |
| Expenditures | $95,031,367 |
| Education | $23,516,804 |
| Public safety | $24,178,941 |
| Human services | $8,264,828 |
| General government | $16,572,136 |
| Debt service | $8,195,030 |
| Other spending | $14,303,628 |
| Salaries and wages | $14,574,614 |
| Capital outlay | $10,277,620 |
| General fund revenues | $85,588,932 |
| General fund expenditures | $63,835,961 |
| Fund balance available | $49,643,503 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 61.1 |
| State average, % | 47.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $114,776,852 |
| Assessed valuation | $14,977,634,756 |
| Latest revaluation | 2022 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.318 |
| State average rate | 0.6257 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99 |
| Taxes uncollected | $467,674 |
| Installment and lease debt | $62,005,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aa3 |
| S&P rating | AA |
| Source | Open |
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