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WINSTON-SALEM CITY finances

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WINSTON-SALEM CITY

City or town in North Carolina (Forsyth County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 251,350.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$249.1 millionT
Charges and fees$173.1 millionA
Other general revenue$24.5 millionU
From the federal government$37.0 millionB
From the state government$33.9 millionC
From local governments$916,000D
Spending: current operations$340.2 millionE
Spending: construction$14.3 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$21.8 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$518.5 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$376.3 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$778.9 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Police Protection$83.8 million
Local Fire Protection$43.8 million
Solid Waste Mgt$38.8 million
Water Utilities$32.3 million
Sewerage$28.9 million
Central Staff$23.4 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$22.5 million
Transit Utilities$22.2 million
Parks & Rec$20.6 million
Regular Highways$16.2 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$14.3 million
Financial Adm$5.3 million
Judicial$2.2 million

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$836.2 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$57.3 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$778.9 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$4.5 million
A60Parking Facilities Charges$897,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$6.7 million
A80Sewerage Charges$77.8 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$13.4 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$2.9 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$66.9 million
B89Federal IG Other$37.0 million
C89State IG Other$33.9 million
D89Local IG Other$916,000
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$5.3 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$43.8 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$2.2 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$23.4 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$16.2 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$22.5 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$20.6 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$83.8 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$28.9 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$38.8 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$32.3 million
E94Transit Utilities-Current Op$22.2 million
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$14.3 million
I89General Interest on Debt$21.8 million
T01Property Tax$178.6 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$70.5 million
U20Interest Earnings$24.5 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 372067194744.