Town Hall · Carthage

Carthage, NC town hall & government

Carthage spent $152,000 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 Carthage's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Carthage's money goes

Spent
$152,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$59
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
$2,754 per resident
Interest on debt
$152,000100%

Carthage 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 Carthage

Full-time staff
26
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
12 full-time
Fire
4 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Moore County Schools

Carthage's K–12 school district, shared with Aberdeen, Cameron, 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 Carthage pay

Typical tax bill
$1,366
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$208,200
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 Carthage's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofcarthage.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Carthage →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carthage

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

All of Carthage'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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