WAKE COUNTY finances
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WAKE COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Wake County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 1,132,271.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.6 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $294.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $27.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $180.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.6 billion | C |
| From local governments | $98.5 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $3.0 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $404.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $160.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $25.8 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $40.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $3.7 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $3.6 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $2.6 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $2.2 billion |
| Higher Educ | $243.5 million |
| Health | $187.3 million |
| Liquor Stores | $128.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $106.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $81.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $78.9 million |
| Police Protection | $73.1 million |
| General NEC | $68.1 million |
| Correction Insts | $50.8 million |
| Central Staff | $49.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $41.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $31.7 million |
| Libraries | $30.7 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $26.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $14.6 million |
| Transit Utilities | $7.0 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $6.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $6.4 million |
| Judicial | $3.6 million |
| Parking | $252,000 |
| Water Utilities | $68,000 |
| Higher Education-Aux | $3,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $2.4 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $714.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $498.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.6 billion |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $8.7 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $1.6 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $10.8 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $998,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $29.8 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $964,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $86,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $8,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $34.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $46.0 million |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $160.2 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $350,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $180.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.6 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $98.5 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $50.4 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.9 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $3,000 |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $177.4 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $14.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $23.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $49.8 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $25.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $177.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $80.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $29.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $6.7 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $252,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $70.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $69.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $6.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $95.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $31.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $67.9 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $128.4 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $68,000 |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $6.6 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $360,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $282.8 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $66.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $3.1 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $226,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $83,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $16.2 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $9.9 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $513,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $20,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $8.0 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $3.5 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $49,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $10.8 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $625,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $202,000 |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $482,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $160.9 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $25.8 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $5.9 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $34.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.2 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $242.3 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $21.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $67.1 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $6.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $6.8 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $25.4 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $549,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.0 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $598,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $4.4 million |
| U40 | Rents | $308,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $18.1 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 371183194514.