County government · Henderson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Henderson County took in $740 million and spent $675 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)59%County taxes20%State tax money19%Fines and other1.2%Local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

59%

of Henderson 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 taxes20%

Property tax
16%$116 million
Sales tax
4.0%$29.8 million
Other taxes
0.5%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$436 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$430 million
  • College tuition$2.6 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.2 million
  • University housing and dining$218 thousand
  • Other school charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.9 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$138 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$6.3 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$9.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals66%Schools and colleges29%Social services2.9%Interest on debt1.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

66%

of Henderson County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
66%$445 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$423 million
  • Public health$22.3 million
Schools and colleges
29%$193 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$159 million
  • Colleges and universities$32.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.7 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$23 thousand
Social services
2.9%$19.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$8.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henderson 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 Henderson 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.