Town Hall · Boonville

Boonville, NC town hall & government

Boonville spent $1.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,362 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Boonville's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,362
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$2,322 per resident
Police
$420,00028%
Sewer & trash
$318,00021%
Water & other utilities
$255,00017%
Roads & transportation
$225,00015%
Administration & buildings
$165,00011%
Interest on debt
$109,0007%
Parks & libraries
$19,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the state 20%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Boonville

Full-time staff
9
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 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

Yadkin County Schools

Boonville's K–12 school district, shared with East Bend, Jonesville and Yadkinville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,530
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
5,226
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $12,530 per pupil, $7,917 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 Boonville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,662
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$165,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Boonville's government

Town hall & decisions in Boonville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boonville

Boonville is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Pat Harrigan. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Boonville'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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