Town Hall · Aberdeen

Aberdeen, NC town hall & government

Aberdeen spent $214,000 in the year to June 30, 2023, about $24 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aberdeen's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Aberdeen's money goes

Spent
$214,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$24
typical North Carolina cities: $2,755
Long-term debt
$5 million
$555 per resident
Interest on debt
$214,000100%

Aberdeen didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Aberdeen

Full-time staff
114
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
and 27 full-time firefighters
Fire
31 full-time6 part
Police
30 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Other
6 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Moore County Schools

Aberdeen's K–12 school district, shared with Cameron, Carthage, Foxfire, Pinebluff, Pinehurst and Robbins. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,763
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
12,990
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$128.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal

  • Local 27%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,763 per pupil, $7,184 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Aberdeen pay

Typical tax bill
$2,068
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$314,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Aberdeen's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.aberdeen.nc.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Aberdeen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aberdeen

Aberdeen is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Richard Hudson. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Aberdeen's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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