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Four Oaks, NC town hall & government

Four Oaks spent $3.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,549 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Four Oaks's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,549
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$452,000
$189 per resident
Water & other utilities
$704,00019%
Sewer & trash
$646,00017%
Police
$612,00017%
Administration & buildings
$434,00012%
Roads & transportation
$390,00011%
Fire
$201,0005%
Parks & libraries
$191,0005%
Interest on debt
$28,0001%
Other
$492,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 18%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Four Oaks

Full-time staff
15
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
8 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Fire
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
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

Johnston County Schools

Four Oaks's K–12 school district, shared with Archer Lodge, Micro, Pine Level, Princeton, Selma and Smithfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,420
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
37,289
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$188.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $12,420 per pupil, $7,936 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 Four Oaks pay

Typical tax bill
$1,711
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$253,700
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 Four Oaks's government

🏛️ Official websiteFourOaks-nc.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Four Oaks →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Four Oaks

Four Oaks is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Brad Knott. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Four Oaks'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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