ROWAN COUNTY finances
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ROWAN COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Rowan County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 149,645.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $176.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $50.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $42.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $21.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $259.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $8.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $433.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $80.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $3.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $2.3 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $11.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $558.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $519.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $69.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $266.1 million |
| Higher Educ | $61.6 million |
| Police Protection | $35.7 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $27.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $25.1 million |
| Health | $19.8 million |
| Liquor Stores | $16.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $14.8 million |
| Correction Insts | $9.4 million |
| General NEC | $5.7 million |
| Air Trans | $5.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $5.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.5 million |
| Transit Utilities | $4.1 million |
| Libraries | $3.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.8 million |
| Central Staff | $2.5 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.3 million |
| Judicial | $712,000 |
| Higher Education-Aux | $441,000 |
| Water Utilities | $434,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $78.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $8.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $69.3 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $1.6 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $3.8 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $1.3 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $111,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $443,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $355,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $5.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $8.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $8.6 million |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $17.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $261,000 |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $155,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $21.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $259.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $8.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $1.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $9.2 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $243.2 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $441,000 |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $58.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $519,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $18.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $5.2 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $3.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $25.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $25.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $5.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $3.3 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $16.8 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $434,000 |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $1.7 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $4.0 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $129,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $23.0 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $3.0 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $193,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $97,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $276,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $22.2 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $15,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $10.1 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $56,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $9.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $2.4 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $2.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $3.5 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $2.3 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $287,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $10.7 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $127.7 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $42.0 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $641,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2.3 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $278,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $2.5 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $3.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $14.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.4 million |
| U40 | Rents | $495,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $20.8 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 371159171112.