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Belville, NC town hall & government

Belville spent $5.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,591 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belville's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,591
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$4.3 million77%
Administration & buildings
$734,00013%
Housing & development
$192,0003%
Parks & libraries
$144,0003%
Roads & transportation
$66,0001%
Health & welfare
$65,0001%
Police
$46,0001%
Paid to other governments
$19,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 75%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Belville

Full-time staff
23
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
18 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time17 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Belville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brunswick County Schools

Belville's K–12 school district, shared with Bald Head Island, Boiling Spring Lakes, Bolivia, Calabash, Carolina Shores and Caswell Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,563
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
13,262
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$129.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,563 per pupil, $7,787 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 Belville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,717
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$282,600
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 Belville's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofbelville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belville

Belville is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative David Rouzer. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Belville'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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