← Wilkes County annual finances
2021
| Fiscal year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Population | 65827 |
| Revenues | $100,422,092 |
| Property taxes | $44,609,097 |
| Sales tax | $21,044,032 |
| Other taxes | $507,880 |
| Sales and services | $10,896,412 |
| Intergovernmental | $21,077,662 |
| Debt proceeds | $0 |
| Other revenue | $2,287,009 |
| Expenditures | $98,015,146 |
| Education | $20,946,364 |
| Public safety | $22,760,049 |
| Human services | $22,531,507 |
| General government | $8,588,980 |
| Debt service | $4,263,918 |
| Other spending | $18,924,328 |
| Salaries and wages | $21,052,088 |
| Capital outlay | $12,872,865 |
| General fund revenues | $83,495,427 |
| General fund expenditures | $77,531,046 |
| Fund balance available | $37,795,994 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 46.4 |
| State average, % | 43.4 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $55,754,861 |
| Assessed valuation | $5,917,985,222 |
| Latest revaluation | 2019 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.66 |
| State average rate | 0.6391 |
| Taxes collected, % | 97.7 |
| Taxes uncollected | $906,752 |
| General-obligation debt | $0 |
| GO debt per resident | 0 |
| Installment and lease debt | $23,165,000 |
| Authorized, not issued | $0 |
| Moody's rating | Aa3 |
| S&P rating | AA- |
| Source | Open |
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