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CHARLOTTE CITY finances

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CHARLOTTE CITY

City or town in North Carolina (Mecklenburg County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 897,720.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$1.1 billionT
Charges and fees$1.3 billionA
Other general revenue$234.8 millionU
From the federal government$294.8 millionB
From the state government$146.2 millionC
From local governments$41.7 millionD
Spending: current operations$1.8 billionE
Spending: construction$1.4 billionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$236.5 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$11.4 millionL M Q S
General revenue$3.2 billionT A U B C D
Direct spending$3.5 billionE F G I J
Debt at year end$5.2 billion49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Air Trans$772.8 million
Sewerage$446.4 million
Police Protection$388.6 million
Water Utilities$383.1 million
Transit Utilities$268.1 million
Local Fire Protection$195.2 million
Parks & Rec$169.1 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$152.6 million
Regular Highways$136.4 million
Central Staff$88.1 million
Solid Waste Mgt$87.9 million
General NEC$71.2 million
Financial Adm$32.5 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$26.5 million
Natural Resources NEC$10.7 million
Judicial$5.1 million
Parking$556,000
Welfare NEC$397,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$4.3 billion
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$1.4 billion
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$567.3 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$5.2 billion
A01Air Transportation Charges$523.1 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$12.1 million
A59Nat Resources NEC Charges$5.5 million
A60Parking Facilities Charges$5.0 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$45.6 million
A80Sewerage Charges$439.8 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$35.3 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$4.4 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$223.8 million
A94Transit Utilities Revenue$19.7 million
B89Federal IG Other$294.8 million
C89State IG Other$146.2 million
D89Local IG Other$41.7 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$291.0 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$31.7 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$177.7 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$5.1 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$49.4 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$4.7 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$64.9 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$109.9 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$7.7 million
E60Parking-Current Operation$556,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$138.1 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$357.3 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$397,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$124.9 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$79.6 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$69.9 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$115.2 million
E94Transit Utilities-Current Op$211.9 million
F01Air Trans Construction$481.8 million
F23Financial Adm-Construction$719,000
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$17.4 million
F29Central Staff-Construction$38.7 million
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$21.8 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$71.5 million
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$42.7 million
F59Natural Resources NEC-Constr$3.0 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$31.0 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$31.3 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$321.4 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$8.3 million
F89General NEC-Construction$1.3 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$267.9 million
F94Transit Utilities-Construction$56.2 million
I89General Interest on Debt$214.8 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$21.7 million
L89General NEC-IG to State$169,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$11.2 million
T01Property Tax$585.3 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$359.6 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$129.8 million
T24Motor Vehicle License$42.7 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$7.4 million
T29Other License Tax$726,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$651,000
U20Interest Earnings$150.1 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$210,000
U40Rents$2.0 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$6.9 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$75.0 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 372119194726.