County government · Onslow County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Onslow County took in $589 million and spent $513 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Fees for services (hospital bills, liquor stores)32%County taxes14%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other2.4%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

32%

of Onslow 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 taxes14%

Property tax
14%$79.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$188 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$157 million
  • Liquor stores$22.3 million
  • College tuition$4.1 million
  • School lunches$2.9 million
  • University housing and dining$1.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$16.9 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$283 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$6.0 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$13.3 million
Fines
0.1%$650 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges80%Health and hospitals14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Interest on debt0.9%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

80%

of Onslow 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
80%$410 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$371 million
  • Colleges and universities$35.2 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.4 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
14%$73.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$73.8 million
  • Public health$77 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$20.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$20.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$4.3 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$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Onslow 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 Onslow 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.