NEW CASTLE COUNTY finances
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NEW CASTLE COUNTY
County in Delaware (New Castle County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 575,494.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $220.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $143.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $31.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $56.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $295.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $52.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $25.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $450.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $373.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $532.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $90.5 million |
| Sewerage | $84.6 million |
| General NEC | $35.8 million |
| Health | $22.5 million |
| Central Staff | $22.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $19.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $17.6 million |
| Libraries | $16.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $10.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $7.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $7.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $5.1 million |
| Judicial | $3.7 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $3.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $924,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $566.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $33.5 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $532.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $110.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $31.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $56.0 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $10.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $5.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $22.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $22.5 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $7.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $924,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $16.6 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $3.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $8.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $85.8 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $7.6 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $67.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $28.2 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $10.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $11.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $4.7 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $17.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $7.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $25.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $155.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $9.5 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $8.3 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $46.0 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $108,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $21.6 million |
| U40 | Rents | $716,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $9.3 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.