NORTH CAROLINA TOTAL Table 2. Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2006 - 07 (Dollar amounts are in thousands. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Source: 2007 Census of Government Finance. For information on nonsampling error and definitions, see http://www2.census.gov/govs/estimate/2007_Local_Finance_Methodology.pdf Description County Municipal Township Special District School District government government government government government amount amount amount amount amount Revenue 24,408,234 9,186,208 X 4,266,773 X General revenue 23,912,716 6,659,402 X 3,173,558 X Intergovernmental revenue 12,365,070 1,897,553 X 570,945 X From Federal Government 1,006,802 319,120 X 473,425 X From State government 11,226,319 608,216 X 42,251 X From local governments 131,949 970,217 X 55,269 X General revenue from own sources 11,547,646 4,761,849 X 2,602,613 X Taxes 7,511,732 2,285,373 X 12,568 X Property 5,360,659 1,943,136 X 2,649 X Sales and gross receipts 2,033,893 117,369 X 9,797 X General sales 1,913,098 1,033 X X X Selective sales 120,795 116,336 X 9,797 X Motor fuel X X X X X Alcoholic beverage 24,187 16,123 X X X Tobacco products X X X X X Public utilities X X X X X Other selective sales 96,608 100,213 X 9,797 X Individual income X X X X X Corporate income X X X X X Motor vehicle license X 33,559 X X X Other taxes 117,180 191,309 X 122 X Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 4,035,914 2,476,476 X 2,590,045 X Current charges 3,090,325 1,643,737 X 2,193,978 X Education 539,803 X X 3,002 X Institutions of higher education 210,212 X X 3,002 X School lunch sales (gross) 253,968 X X X X Hospitals 1,387,545 X X 1,902,557 X Highways X 1,645 X X X Air transportation (airports) 6,298 200,240 X 134,599 X Parking facilities 1,525 25,723 X X X Sea and inland port facilities X X X X X Natural resources X X X 697 X Parks and recreation 20,245 110,700 X 5,297 X Housing and community development X X X 74,978 X Sewerage 101,827 1,028,112 X 51,949 X Solid waste management 260,859 183,279 X 12,800 X Other charges 772,223 94,038 X 8,099 X Miscellaneous general revenue 945,589 832,739 X 396,067 X Interest earnings 398,828 315,980 X 148,369 X Special assessments 2,657 15,250 X 4,400 X Sale of property 17,644 41,419 X 9,795 X Other general revenue 526,460 460,090 X 233,503 X Utility revenue 176,689 2,245,720 X 1,093,215 X Water supply 170,063 646,385 X 58,704 X Electric power X 1,410,836 X 1,027,016 X Gas supply X 158,127 X X X Transit 6,626 30,372 X 7,495 X Liquor store revenue 318,829 202,439 X X X Insurance trust revenue X 78,647 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 78,647 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust revenue X X X X X Expenditure 25,338,549 9,173,085 X 4,210,357 X Intergovernmental expenditure 1,875,375 26,854 X 51,911 X Direct expenditure 23,463,174 9,146,231 X 4,158,446 X Current operations 20,171,410 6,713,518 X 3,059,848 X Capital outlay 2,295,085 2,019,546 X 772,043 X Construction 1,880,969 1,536,324 X 610,453 X Other capital outlay 414,116 483,222 X 161,590 X Assistance and subsidies 384,137 X X X X Interest on debt 612,542 389,974 X 326,555 X Insurance benefits and repayments X 23,193 X X X Exhibit: Salaries and wages 11,614,221 2,429,176 X 1,191,805 X Direct expenditure by function 23,463,174 9,146,231 X 4,158,446 X Direct general expenditure 22,911,678 6,166,755 X 3,145,998 X Capital outlay 2,185,029 1,409,584 X 641,905 X Other direct general expenditure 20,726,649 4,757,171 X 2,504,093 X Education services: Education 13,849,950 X X X X Capital outlay 1,281,404 X X X X Higher education 1,557,233 X X X X Capital outlay 146,494 X X X X Elementary & secondary 12,292,717 X X X X Capital outlay 1,134,910 X X X X Other education X X X X X Libraries 187,952 28,525 X X X Social services and income maintenance: Public welfare 1,383,143 615 X X X Cash assistance payments 384,137 X X X X Vendor payments 20,643 5 X X X Other public welfare 978,363 610 X X X Hospitals 1,423,916 X X 2,133,817 X Capital outlay 128,387 X X 234,276 X Health 1,535,442 15,839 X 40 X Employment security administration X X X X X Veterans' services X X X X X Transportation: Highways 133 560,065 X 42 X Capital outlay 28 204,323 X X X Air transportation (airports) 25,205 179,088 X 231,600 X Parking facilities 1,281 40,094 X X X Sea and inland port facilities X X X X X Public safety: Police protection 522,806 1,019,320 X X X Fire protection 220,322 577,080 X X X Correction 475,633 X X X X Capital outlay 108,122 X X X X Protective inspection and regulation 47,558 57,047 X X X Environment and housing: Natural resources 88,475 74,703 X 15,150 X Capital outlay 29,167 18,712 X 1,498 X Parks and recreation 209,811 534,551 X 6,868 X Capital outlay 73,532 211,420 X 2,341 X Housing and community development 35,922 155,358 X 529,303 X Sewerage 131,438 1,216,091 X 68,044 X Capital outlay 77,047 481,415 X 31,761 X Solid waste management 296,501 368,730 X 17,220 X Capital outlay 33,784 32,566 X 5,030 X Governmental administration: Financial administration 203,039 112,986 X X X Judicial and legal 48,888 15,521 X X X General public buildings 195,821 105,707 X X X Other governmental administration 282,545 322,265 X X X Interest on general debt 591,795 276,818 X 62,576 X General expenditure, n.e.c.: Miscellaneous commercial activities 128 13,808 X X X Other and unallocable 1,153,974 492,544 X 81,338 X Utility expenditure 284,801 2,778,507 X 1,012,448 X Capital outlay 110,056 609,962 X 130,138 X Water supply 221,187 862,376 X 66,434 X Electric power X 1,377,726 X 907,394 X Gas supply X 149,756 X X X Transit 63,614 388,649 X 38,620 X Liquor store expenditure 266,695 177,776 X X X Insurance trust expenditure X 23,193 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 23,193 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust X X X X X Debt outstanding 14,909,640 9,022,068 X 6,977,389 X Short-term 5,278 X X 73,409 X Long-term 14,904,362 9,022,068 X 6,903,980 X Public debt for private purposes 1,351,770 1,933 X 6,820 X Long-term debt issued 3,691,987 1,962,370 X 708,594 X Long-term debt retired 1,738,664 1,080,381 X 417,745 X Cash and security holdings 8,506,154 7,442,142 X 4,116,214 X Insurance trust funds X 400,072 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 400,072 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Miscellaneous X X X X X Other than insurance trust funds 8,506,154 7,042,070 X 4,116,214 X By purpose: Offsets to debt 1,480,921 286,174 X 309,734 X Bond funds 1,957,812 1,187,256 X 436,659 X Other 5,067,421 5,568,640 X 3,369,821 X Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (X) not applicable n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified"