ORANGE COUNTY finances
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ORANGE COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Orange County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 150,477.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $282.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $58.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $19.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $17.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $157.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $3.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $520.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $59.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $15.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $746,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $539.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $594.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $290.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $347.5 million |
| Police Protection | $45.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $35.9 million |
| Welfare NEC | $34.4 million |
| Liquor Stores | $22.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $14.0 million |
| Health | $13.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $12.1 million |
| Central Staff | $10.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $10.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $8.6 million |
| General NEC | $8.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $6.6 million |
| Libraries | $3.4 million |
| Transit Utilities | $2.5 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.1 million |
| Judicial | $1.1 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $410,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $307.6 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.9 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $29.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $290.3 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $3.0 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $2.2 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $3.1 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $458,000 |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $4.9 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $678,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $5.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $10.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $3.8 million |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $24.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $17.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $157.8 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $3.0 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $311.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $6.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $8.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $10.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $12.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $13.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $14.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $3.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $410,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $10.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $45.2 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $34.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $12.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $8.4 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $22.4 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $2.5 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $35.9 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $23.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $15.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $746,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $231.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $48.8 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $805,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $146,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $62,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $530,000 |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $1.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $66,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $4.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $984,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $436,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.5 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $11.2 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 371135194511.