CATAWBA COUNTY finances
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CATAWBA COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Catawba County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 163,462.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $77.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $470.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $23.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $5.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $248.9 million | C |
| From local governments | $7.9 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $754.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $61.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $5.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $613,000 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $2.7 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $834.7 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $821.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $246.1 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $436.3 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $305.7 million |
| Higher Educ | $46.8 million |
| Liquor Stores | $21.9 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $2.0 million |
| General NEC | $1.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $797,000 |
| Police Protection | $379,000 |
| Regular Highways | $204,000 |
| Local Fire Protection | $181,000 |
| Health | $129,000 |
| Central Staff | $106,000 |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $65,000 |
| Judicial | $11,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $265.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $27.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $237.6 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $7.0 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $8.5 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $2,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $2.5 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $3.6 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $175,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.1 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $4.3 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $432.6 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $1.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $68,000 |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $24.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $5.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $248.9 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $7.9 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $272.1 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $2.0 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $43.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $221,000 |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $181,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $11,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $106,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $129,000 |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $411.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $204,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $379,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $65,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $21.9 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $33.5 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $2.9 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $576,000 |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $24.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $5.2 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $613,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $2.7 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $76.2 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $276,000 |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $1.4 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $6,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $17,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $4.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $298,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $12,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $973,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $17.9 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 371035131679.