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Enfield, NC town hall & government

Enfield spent $8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,518 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Enfield's money goes

Spent
$8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,518
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$820 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.1 million38%
Housing & development
$2.7 million34%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million14%
Police
$721,0009%
Administration & buildings
$260,0003%
Fire
$82,0001%
Parks & libraries
$28,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,000<1%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • From the state 37%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Enfield

Full-time staff
33
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Courts, inspections & corrections
10 full-time1 part
Police
7 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Halifax County Schools

Enfield's K–12 school district, shared with Hobgood, Littleton and Scotland Neck. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,303
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
2,165
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 32%

Of the $18,303 per pupil, $10,328 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 Enfield pay

Typical tax bill
$975
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$105,300
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 Enfield's government

🏛️ Official websiteenfieldnc.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Enfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Enfield

Enfield is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Donald G. Davis. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Enfield'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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