County government · Hoke County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hoke County took in $122 million and spent $120 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%County taxes15%Fees for services (liquor stores, school lunches)3.6%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

78%

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

County taxes15%

Property tax

15%$18.7 million

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services

3.6%$4.4 million

What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; school lunches and 2 more

Liquor stores$4.0 million
School lunches$175 thousand
School tuition and transportation$170 thousand
Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government

1.6%$1.9 million

State tax money78%

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

From the state

78%$95.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$2.1 million

Fines

0.1%$131 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Sent to other local governments0.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

96%

of Hoke 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

96%$115 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$115 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

2.9%$3.4 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores

Liquor stores$3.4 million

Sent to other local governments

0.9%$1.0 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$1.0 million

Interest on debt

0.4%$479 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$31 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$31 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

<0.1%$22 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$22 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hoke 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 Hoke 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.