BUNCOMBE COUNTY finances
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Buncombe County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 263,477.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $456.1 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $64.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $17.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $73.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $308.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $7.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $797.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $58.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $23.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $9.0 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $4.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $927.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $888.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $604.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $387.5 million |
| Welfare NEC | $80.9 million |
| General NEC | $57.2 million |
| Police Protection | $54.0 million |
| Higher Educ | $47.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $44.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $41.1 million |
| Health | $24.7 million |
| Central Staff | $20.3 million |
| Air Trans | $19.1 million |
| Correction Insts | $18.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $16.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $15.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $9.2 million |
| Libraries | $6.4 million |
| Transit Utilities | $4.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.5 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.5 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $2.3 million |
| Judicial | $1.3 million |
| Parking | $551,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $390.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $325.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $112.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $604.2 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $32,000 |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $121,000 |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $24.6 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $5.9 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $896,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $947,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $304,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.4 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $4.5 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $9.2 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $474,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $974,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $235,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $10.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $4.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $73.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $308.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $7.4 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $10.8 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $18.8 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $358.8 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $2.3 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $44.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $9.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $41.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $20.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $10.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $24.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $42.1 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $6.1 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $524,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $53.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.5 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $80.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $8.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $55.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $3.7 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $8.3 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $42,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $28.7 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $3.3 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $5.9 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $30,000 |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $1.9 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $270,000 |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $27,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $563,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $287,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $6.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $527,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $23.0 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $9.0 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $4.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $278.2 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $123.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $36.9 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $1.4 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $3.9 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.9 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $9.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $574,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.1 million |
| U40 | Rents | $2.3 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.4 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $9.5 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 371021131677.