BUNCOMBE COUNTY finances
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Buncombe County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 273,589.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $489.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $83.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $60.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $62.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $303.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $44.5 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $875.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $182.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $40.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $1.9 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $3.2 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.0 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.1 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $779.1 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $417.5 million |
| Air Trans | $122.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $76.3 million |
| Police Protection | $73.7 million |
| General NEC | $67.8 million |
| Higher Educ | $64.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $46.7 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $45.8 million |
| Health | $27.7 million |
| Correction Insts | $25.8 million |
| Central Staff | $24.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $15.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $12.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $10.4 million |
| Libraries | $8.1 million |
| Transit Utilities | $4.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $4.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $3.0 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $2.4 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $1.8 million |
| Judicial | $1.8 million |
| Parking | $815,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $740.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $76.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $38.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $779.0 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $228,000 |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $136,000 |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $36.5 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $6.9 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $1.8 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $1.1 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $347,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.3 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $6.2 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $11.3 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $438,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $1.3 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $242,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $11.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $5.2 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $62.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $303.8 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $44.5 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $16.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $24.6 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $378.8 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $2.4 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $50.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $10.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $46.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $22.2 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $26.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $42.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $8.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $1.8 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $815,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $71.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $3.0 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $76.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $11.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $60.7 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $4.5 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $106.5 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $38.7 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $13.9 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $506,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $4.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $3.1 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $30,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $748,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $7.2 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $115,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $40.0 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $1.9 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $3.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $303.3 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $133.3 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $36.0 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $1.5 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $6.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.5 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $7.1 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $155,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $275,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $41.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $2.0 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $12.7 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 371021131677.