Town Hall · Fremont

Fremont, NC town hall & government

Fremont spent $3.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,891 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fremont's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,891
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$590,000
$467 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.6 million70%
Police
$320,0009%
Administration & buildings
$307,0008%
Sewer & trash
$203,0006%
Roads & transportation
$183,0005%
Fire
$69,0002%
Interest on debt
$11,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 48%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fremont

Full-time staff
13
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 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

Wayne County Public Schools

Fremont's K–12 school district, shared with Goldsboro, Pikeville, Seven Springs, Walnut Creek and Mount Olive. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,933
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
17,368
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $11,933 per pupil, $7,693 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 Fremont pay

Typical tax bill
$1,417
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$147,800
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 Fremont's government

🏛️ Official websitefremontnc.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fremont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fremont

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

All of Fremont'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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