← Watauga County annual finances
2022
| Fiscal year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Population | 54361 |
| Revenues | $83,772,462 |
| Property taxes | $39,147,623 |
| Sales tax | $22,518,779 |
| Other taxes | $1,595,981 |
| Sales and services | $9,932,288 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,997,330 |
| Debt proceeds | $0 |
| Other revenue | $1,580,461 |
| Expenditures | $65,346,832 |
| Education | $16,443,495 |
| Public safety | $13,983,898 |
| Human services | $8,351,796 |
| General government | $11,636,779 |
| Debt service | $6,472,398 |
| Other spending | $8,458,466 |
| Salaries and wages | $13,540,833 |
| Capital outlay | $2,302,290 |
| General fund revenues | $77,678,602 |
| General fund expenditures | $60,328,879 |
| Fund balance available | $40,493,398 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 51.4 |
| State average, % | 44.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $99,215,219 |
| Assessed valuation | $9,721,139,902 |
| Latest revaluation | 2014 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.403 |
| State average rate | 0.6272 |
| Taxes collected, % | 98.7 |
| Taxes uncollected | $511,218 |
| General-obligation debt | $0 |
| GO debt per resident | 0 |
| Installment and lease debt | $36,210,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aa2 |
| S&P rating | AA |
| Source | Open |
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