← Wilkes County annual finances
2024
| Fiscal year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Population | 65987 |
| Revenues | $141,700,945 |
| Property taxes | $47,125,952 |
| Sales tax | $25,276,718 |
| Other taxes | $326,697 |
| Sales and services | $13,653,945 |
| Intergovernmental | $27,208,779 |
| Debt proceeds | $22,606,529 |
| Other revenue | $5,502,325 |
| Expenditures | $114,836,812 |
| Education | $25,296,576 |
| Public safety | $28,867,152 |
| Human services | $23,833,595 |
| General government | $12,398,176 |
| Debt service | $5,176,713 |
| Other spending | $19,264,600 |
| Salaries and wages | $25,495,655 |
| Capital outlay | $10,649,778 |
| General fund revenues | $97,550,000 |
| General fund expenditures | $90,914,414 |
| Fund balance available | $46,328,574 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 50.3 |
| State average, % | 47.6 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $67,750,070 |
| Assessed valuation | $6,344,087,650 |
| Latest revaluation | 2019 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.66 |
| State average rate | 0.5777 |
| Taxes collected, % | 96.8 |
| Taxes uncollected | $1,339,775 |
| Installment and lease debt | $43,680,000 |
| Moody's rating | A1 |
| S&P rating | AA- |
| Source | Open |
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