← Wilkes County annual finances
2025
| Fiscal year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Population | 65329 |
| Revenues | $112,941,659 |
| Property taxes | $48,171,906 |
| Sales tax | $25,694,584 |
| Other taxes | $351,054 |
| Sales and services | $15,712,398 |
| Intergovernmental | $17,056,422 |
| Debt proceeds | $0 |
| Other revenue | $5,955,295 |
| Expenditures | $118,307,424 |
| Education | $25,451,897 |
| Public safety | $32,063,654 |
| Human services | $25,663,765 |
| General government | $16,415,261 |
| Debt service | $5,192,289 |
| Other spending | $13,520,558 |
| Salaries and wages | $25,990,074 |
| Capital outlay | $11,605,418 |
| General fund revenues | $96,006,030 |
| General fund expenditures | $95,402,906 |
| Fund balance available | $39,851,787 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 39.4 |
| State average, % | 47.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $66,978,746 |
| Assessed valuation | $6,491,488,668 |
| Latest revaluation | 2019 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.66 |
| State average rate | 0.5538 |
| Taxes collected, % | 96.3 |
| Taxes uncollected | $1,597,269 |
| General-obligation debt | $0 |
| GO debt per resident | 0 |
| Installment and lease debt | $40,710,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aa3 |
| S&P rating | AA- |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).