County government · Cleveland County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cleveland County took in $257 million and spent $253 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%County taxes12%Fines and other2.5%Local tax money2.2%Federal tax money2.1%Fees for services (college tuition, school lunches)1.5%

What stands out

79%

of Cleveland County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes12%

Property tax
12%$31.7 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; school lunches and 3 more
  • College tuition$2.8 million
  • School lunches$643 thousand
  • University housing and dining$350 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$129 thousand
  • Other school charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$5.3 million

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$204 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$5.6 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$5.7 million
Fines
0.3%$675 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.6%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

99%

of Cleveland 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%

Schools and colleges
99%$250 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$218 million
  • Colleges and universities$31.4 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$658 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$608 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$608 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$170 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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.