DURHAM COUNTY finances
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DURHAM COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Durham County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 332,680.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $511.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $127.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $63.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $28.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $534.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $34.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $935.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $253.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $34.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $2.5 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $8.3 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $847.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $602.5 million |
| Health | $69.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $66.0 million |
| Sewerage | $60.9 million |
| Higher Educ | $54.6 million |
| Water Utilities | $43.7 million |
| Liquor Stores | $41.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $35.3 million |
| Police Protection | $34.5 million |
| Central Staff | $27.2 million |
| Correction Insts | $27.2 million |
| General NEC | $26.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $21.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $19.2 million |
| Financial Adm | $15.7 million |
| Libraries | $15.1 million |
| Transit Utilities | $9.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.3 million |
| Parking | $3.8 million |
| Judicial | $2.8 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $1.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $977,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $219,000 |
| Air Trans | $13,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $643.5 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $302.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $98.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $847.5 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $10.4 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $535,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $7.9 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $8,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $373,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $6.5 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $5.8 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $6.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $22.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $8.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $11.1 million |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $47.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $28.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $534.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $34.8 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $13,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $27.0 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $502.6 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $1.3 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $51.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $15.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $680,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $2.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $20.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $17.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $69.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.3 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $15.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $219,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $3.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $22.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $34.2 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $66.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $8.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $26.4 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $41.4 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $900,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $249,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $99.9 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $3.0 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $95,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $297,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $6.8 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $1.6 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $21.8 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $12.8 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $272,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $52.5 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $2.3 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $43.7 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $8.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $29.0 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $5.6 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $2.5 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $8.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $369.4 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $129.8 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $3.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $4.6 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $3.6 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $737,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $301,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $24,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $32.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $164,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $966,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $909,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $28.3 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 371063171094.