Town Hall · Ayden

Ayden, NC town hall & government

Ayden spent $304,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $59 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ayden's money goes

Spent
$304,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$59
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
$1,771 per resident
Interest on debt
$304,000100%

Ayden didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Ayden

Full-time staff
82
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
22 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
13 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Housing & development
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Fire
0 full-time6 part
Other
7 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pitt County Schools

Ayden's K–12 school district, shared with Bethel, Falkland, Farmville, Fountain, Greenville and Grimesland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,826
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
24,327
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $12,826 per pupil, $8,202 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 Ayden pay

Typical tax bill
$1,734
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$182,400
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 Ayden's government

🏛️ Official websiteayden.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ayden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ayden

Ayden is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Gregory F. Murphy. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Ayden'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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