| Iredell County Revenues | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Property Taxes | $ 32,635,668 | $35,347,799 | $44,535,281 | $48,871,538 | $52,120,883 | $54,987,756 | $60,514,808 | $64,698,893 | $68,249,361 | $76,925,022 |
| Sales Taxes | $ 14,811,263 | $16,452,632 | $18,036,084 | $19,120,732 | $19,228,818 | $22,010,439 | $26,402,907 | $29,309,132 | $31,918,957 | $34,718,044 |
| Iredell County Expenditures | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| General Government | $ 5,769,603 | $ 6,924,248 | $ 7,589,758 | $ 8,708,267 | $ 9,352,670 | $ 9,091,893 | $ 9,679,202 | $11,164,767 | $10,711,360 | $11,824,127 |
| Public Safety | $ 11,261,755 | $12,252,706 | $14,105,839 | $16,231,305 | $17,424,622 | $18,876,834 | $20,632,317 | $22,929,791 | $24,725,666 | $27,597,454 |
| Transportation | - | - | - | - | - | $ 337,725 | $ 1,260,989 | $ 1,139,183 | $ 1,538,825 | $ 1,342,208 |
| Economic and physical department | $ 1,702,192 | $ 1,782,497 | $ 2,203,512 | $ 1,948,067 | $ 2,037,558 | $ 2,263,434 | $ 3,495,379 | $ 2,797,619 | $ 2,607,138 | $ 3,096,882 |
| Human services | $ 16,297,893 | $17,939,862 | $20,809,491 | $23,621,600 | $24,345,410 | $26,050,354 | $37,136,423 | $29,681,802 | $33,034,402 | $33,419,679 |
| Culture and recreation | $ 1,657,532 | $ 1,844,713 | $ 2,013,970 | $ 2,469,756 | $ 2,753,598 | $ 2,889,001 | $ 2,930,510 | $ 3,435,887 | $ 4,112,811 | $ 4,631,137 |
| Education | $ 18,157,550 | $20,068,025 | $22,300,777 | $23,975,250 | $25,825,018 | $27,409,174 | $29,428,775 | $30,815,093 | $37,894,540 | $35,788,610 |
| Iredell County Full-Time Employees | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| General government | 70 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 92 | 99 |
| Public safety | 204 | 211 | 222 | 238 | 239 | 244 | 271 | 271 | 295 | 306 |
| Transportation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| Economic and physical development | 35 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 54 |
| Human services | 252 | 254 | 277 | 281 | 288 | 290 | 296 | 301 | 309 | 321 |
| Cultural and recreation | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 39 |
| Solid waste disposal facility | 32 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 44 |
| Iredell County Functions and Programs | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Library volumes in collection | 175,099 | 172,008 | 175,158 | 188,482 | 183,872 | 177,224 | 189,764 | 183,906 | 198,333 | 206,988 |
| Library circulation | 500,210 | 442,465 | 479,668 | 487,091 | 557,407 | 627,797 | 698,840 | 713,498 | 722,253 | 696,188 |
| Solid waste collected (in tons) | - | - | 162,499 | 169,076 | 165,059 | 172,074 | 187,999 | 203,669 | 214,182 | 226,044 |
| Recyclables collected (in tons) | - | - | 9,272 | 11,154 | 12,474 | 9,916 | 13,690 | 12,264 | 15,289 | 14,331 |