County government · Carteret County, NC

Carteret County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carteret County took in $502 million and spent $506 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, liquor stores)47%County taxes25%State tax money21%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.0%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Carteret County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
14%$69.9 million
Other taxes
5.4%$27.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$21.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$341 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.3%$26.5 million

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$239 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; liquor stores and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$210 million
  • Liquor stores$18.9 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • College tuition$1.9 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$630 thousand
  • Water$515 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$435 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$322 thousand
  • University housing and dining$303 thousand
  • Transit fares$159 thousand
  • Other school charges$34 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.0%$4.8 million

State tax money21%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
21%$104 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$4.5 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$26.1 million
Fines
0.2%$918 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals44%Schools and colleges31%Sent to other local governments5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

31%

of Carteret County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
44%$222 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$216 million
  • Public health$6.5 million
Schools and colleges
31%$155 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$130 million
  • Colleges and universities$24.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$817 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$26.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$25.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$22.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$15.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$19.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$15.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
  • Water supply$438 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$19.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$813 thousand
Social services
3.4%$17.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$9.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$3.8 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$3.5 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carteret County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Carteret County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.