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