The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 2.  Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.  Revised October 2005)
Description North Carolina
County Municipal Township Special District School District
government government government government government
amount amount amount amount amount
1 2 3 4 5
       
       
                    Revenue1 18,851,822 6,497,501 - 2,903,335 -
         
               General revenue1 18,568,057 4,744,527 - 2,059,126 -
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 9,370,413 1,390,485 - 457,569 -
     From federal government 161,808 238,767 - 374,095 -
     From state government 9,102,372 528,661 X 33,300 X
     From local government1 106,233 623,057 X 50,174 X
         
General revenue from own sources   9,197,644 3,354,042 - 1,601,557 -
    Taxes   5,367,709 1,658,076 - 13,268 -
          Property 3,995,987 1,424,259 - 1,494 -
          Sales and gross receipts   1,229,252 57,896 - - -
               General sales   1,164,335 4,167 - - -
               Selective sales 64,917 53,729 - - -
                    Motor fuel - - - - -
                    Alcoholic beverage 5,265 2,674 - - -
                    Tobacco products - - - - -
                    Public utilities   - - - - -
                    Other selective sales   59,652 51,055 - - -
          Individual income   - - - - -
          Corporate income   - - - - -
          License taxes - 26,602 - - -
            Motor vehicle license   - 26,602 - - -
          Other taxes   142,470 149,319 - 11,774 -
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   3,829,935 1,695,966 - 1,588,289 -
          Current charges   3,290,383 1,214,095 - 1,317,417 -
               Education   500,090 - - 1,113 -
                    Institutions of higher education   220,134 - - 1,113 -
                    School lunch sales (gross) 229,933 - - - -
               Hospitals   1,803,970 - - 1,121,279 -
               Highways   - - - - -
               Air transportation (airports)   )                         7,715 99,570 - 79,903 -
               Parking facilities   1,844 21,248 - - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - - - -
               Natural resources   - - - 673 -
               Parks and recreation   15,851 75,278 - - -
               Housing and community development   - 213 - 66,542 -
               Sewerage   133,385 792,709 - 36,095 -
               Solid waste management   203,804 141,410 - 10,270 -
               Other charges   623,724 83,667 - 1,542 -
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   539,552 481,871 - 270,872 -
               Interest earnings   310,486 176,142 - 101,871 -
               Special assessments   3,208 9,832 - 849 -
               Sale of property   3,602 23,187 - 8,514 -
               Other general revenue   222,256 272,710 - 159,638 -
         
               Other than general revenue 283,765 1,752,974 - 844,209 -
         
Utility revenue 60,386 1,600,629 - 844,209 -
     Water supply   57,162 339,783 - 50,208 -
     Electric power   - 1,136,019 - 792,256 -
     Gas supply   - 104,725 - - -
     Transit   3,224 20,102 - 1,745 -
         
Liquor store revenue   223,379 162,414 - - -
         
Insurance trust revenue   - -10,069 - - -
     Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
     Employee retirement   - -10,069 - - -
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - - - -
         
                Expenditure1 19,633,192 6,729,753 - 2,809,362 -
         
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 971,271 31,108 - 4,152 -
     Direct expenditure   18,661,921 6,698,645 - 2,805,210 -
          Current operations   15,744,301 4,995,677 - 2,112,172 -
          Capital outlay   1,967,861 1,409,116 - 332,572 -
               Construction   1,615,457 1,024,582 - 261,421 -
               Other capital outlay   352,404 384,534 - 71,151 -
          Assistance and subsidies   403,617 - - - -
          Interest on debt   546,142 274,770 - 360,466 -
          Insurance benefits and repayments - 19,082 - - -
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   8,966,209 1,676,988 - 780,172 -
         
Direct expenditure by function 18,661,921 6,698,645 - 2,805,210 -
     Direct general expenditure   18,229,223 4,323,246 - 1,900,987 -
          Capital outlay   1,823,462 712,782 - 243,551 -
          Other direct general expenditure    e                    16,405,761 3,610,464 - 1,657,436 -
         
          Education services:          
               Education   10,655,528 - - 4,062 -
                       Capital outlay   1,224,321 - - - -
                   Higher education   1,089,096 - - 4,062 -
                        Capital outlay   100,246 - - - -
                   Elementary & secondary   9,566,432 - - - -
                        Capital outlay   1,124,075 - - - -
                   Other education   - - - - -
               Libraries   129,809 26,271 - - -
         
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   1,134,102 1,377 - - -
                    Cash assistance payments 403,617 - - - -
                    Vendor payments   44,158 8 - - -
                    Other public welfare   686,327 1,369 - - -
               Hospitals   1,578,633 - - 1,220,771 -
                    Capital outlay   48,168 - - 53,847 -
               Health   1,356,177 11,030 - 36 -
               Social insurance administration    - - - - -
               Veterans' services   - - - - -
         
          Transportation:          
               Highways   542 442,136 - - -
                    Capital outlay   65 162,802 - - -
               Air transportation (airports) 20,180 114,529 - 147,329 -
               Parking facilities   44 21,951 - - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - - - -
               Transit subsidies   86 9,102 - - -
         
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   392,448 782,787 - - -
               Fire protection   155,097 417,922 - - -
               Correction   257,922 - - - -
                    Capital outlay   18,356 - - - -
               Protective inspection and regulation   gulation                 51,200 44,089 - - -
         
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   39,993 71,137 - 9,254 -
                    Capital outlay   7,361 35,522 - 1,095 -
               Parks and recreation   185,798 334,264 - 27 -
                    Capital outlay   101,366 94,290 - 27 -
               Housing and community development    pment                    94,095 174,598 - 400,529 -
               Sewerage   80,627 516,781 - 52,687 -
                    Capital outlay   - - - 27,170 -
               Solid waste management   252,272 288,551 - 10,622 -
                    Capital outlay   39,430 20,127 - 1,473 -
         
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   150,759 74,677 - - -
               Judicial and legal   92,058 12,811 - - -
               General public buildings 129,849 95,392 - - -
               Other governmental administration    ation                   183,644 223,869 - - -
          Interest on general debt   522,825 186,002 - 51,107 -
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   104 11,123 - - -
               Other and unallocable   765,431 462,847 - 4,563 -
         
     Utility expenditure 240,548 2,214,390 - 904,223 -
               Capital outlay   144,399 696,334 - 89,021 -
          Water supply   197,070 882,252 - 81,175 -
          Electric power   - 1,090,675 - 798,746 -
          Gas supply   - 102,645 - - -
          Transit   43,478 138,818 - 24,302 -
         
     Liquor store expenditure   192,150 141,927 - - -
         
     Insurance trust expenditure - 19,082 - - -
          Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
          Employee retirement   - 19,082 - - -
          Workers' compensation   - - - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - - - -
         
               Debt outstanding   9,578,166 6,075,543 - 6,678,545 -
         
Short-term    44,735 37,046 - 3,527 -
Long-term    9,533,431 6,038,497 - 6,675,018 -
     Full faith and credit   5,021,338 2,549,535 - 81,090 -
     Nonguaranteed   4,512,093 3,488,962 - 6,593,928 -
         
Long-term debt by purpose:          
     Public debt for private purposes   oses                  2,048,975 7,043 - 51 -
     Education   4,377,691 - - - -
     Utilities   420,029 1,665,765 - 5,550,135 -
     Other   2,686,736 4,365,689 - 1,124,832 -
Long-term debt issued   1,205,413 835,835 - 173,014 -
Long-term debt retired   791,276 524,763 - 264,082 -
         
                Cash and security holdings   6,523,118 5,447,539 - 2,736,349 -
         
Insurance trust funds   - 289,242 - - -
     Unemployment compensation    - - - - -
     Employee retirement   - 289,242 - - -
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - - - -
         
Other than insurance trust funds   ds                    6,523,118 5,158,297 - 2,736,349 -
     By purpose:          
          Offsets to debt   2,085,609 161,461 - 165,442 -
          Bond funds   799,667 684,337 - 48,134 -
          Other   3,637,842 4,312,499 - 2,522,773 -
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005