NEW CASTLE COUNTY finances
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NEW CASTLE COUNTY
County in Delaware (New Castle County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 561,531.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $228.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $119.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $7.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $91.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $263.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $51.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $17.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $447.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $331.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $584.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Sewerage | $86.9 million |
| Police Protection | $73.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $26.0 million |
| General NEC | $25.5 million |
| Health | $19.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $17.9 million |
| Libraries | $14.8 million |
| Central Staff | $14.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $9.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $8.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $6.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $4.6 million |
| Judicial | $4.1 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $3.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $97,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $493.1 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $299.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $208.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $584.3 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.0 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $88.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $30.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $91.8 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $9.3 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $4.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $4.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $14.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $19.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $6.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $97,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $14.8 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $3.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $11.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $72.8 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $8.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $66.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $20.6 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $19.2 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $6.1 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $834,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $20.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $4.8 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $17.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $146.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $8.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $8.6 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $63.5 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $524,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $3.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $681,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $2.8 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 101003101811.