Town Hall · Godwin

Godwin, NC town hall & government

Godwin spent $162,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,117 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Godwin's money goes

Spent
$162,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,117
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$63,00039%
Water & other utilities
$60,00037%
Sewer & trash
$22,00014%
Fire
$17,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 51%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Godwin

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cumberland County Schools

Godwin's K–12 school district, shared with Eastover, Hope Mills, Linden, Stedman, Wade and Falcon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,145
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
49,314
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $12,145 per pupil, $7,492 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 Godwin pay

Typical tax bill
$1,536
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$158,300
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 Godwin's government

Town hall & decisions in Godwin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Godwin

Godwin is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative David Rouzer. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Godwin'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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