WAKE COUNTY finances
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WAKE COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Wake County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 1,175,021.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.8 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $352.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $120.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $60.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.5 billion | C |
| From local governments | $88.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $3.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $559.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $188.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $7.4 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $1.2 billion | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $4.0 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $4.0 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $3.3 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $2.4 billion |
| Higher Educ | $267.9 million |
| Health | $182.5 million |
| Liquor Stores | $144.9 million |
| Welfare NEC | $134.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $108.9 million |
| Police Protection | $104.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $94.1 million |
| General NEC | $57.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $52.1 million |
| Correction Insts | $49.7 million |
| Central Staff | $47.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $38.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $34.6 million |
| Libraries | $32.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $20.4 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $17.2 million |
| Transit Utilities | $10.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $8.5 million |
| Judicial | $5.3 million |
| Parking | $287,000 |
| Higher Education-Aux | $192,000 |
| Sewerage | $60,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $2.7 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.1 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $497.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $3.3 billion |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $6.8 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $20.7 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $14.8 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.5 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $33.1 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $1.1 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $78,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $7,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $35.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $66.3 million |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $172.3 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $271,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $60.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.5 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $88.8 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $49.4 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $2.0 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $192,000 |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $224.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $20.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $29.3 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $4.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $47.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $28.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $159.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $50.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $31.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $13.4 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $287,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $83.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $101.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $8.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $122.1 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $60,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $37.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $56.1 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $144.9 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $9.1 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $245,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $371.7 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $43.8 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $4,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $5.2 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $65.5 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $23.2 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $1.7 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $318,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $3.8 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $25.0 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $3.4 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $57,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $12.4 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $524,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $888,000 |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $1.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $188.5 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $7.4 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $7.1 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.1 billion |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.4 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $273.3 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $14.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $101.7 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $4.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $7.4 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $338,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $14,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $268,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $94.7 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $7.1 million |
| U40 | Rents | $332,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.4 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $16.2 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 371183194514.