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Lumber Bridge, NC town hall & government

Lumber Bridge spent $76,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $874 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lumber Bridge's money goes

Spent
$76,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$874
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$44,00058%
Roads & transportation
$16,00021%
Police
$15,00020%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Sales taxes 30%
  • From the state 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Lumber Bridge 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 Lumber Bridge

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$48,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
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

Robeson County Schools

Lumber Bridge's K–12 school district, shared with Fairmont, Lumberton, Marietta, McDonald, Orrum and Parkton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,043
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
20,983
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 31%

Of the $13,043 per pupil, $7,691 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 Lumber Bridge pay

Typical tax bill
$1,375
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$172,500
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 Lumber Bridge's government

Town hall & decisions in Lumber Bridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lumber Bridge

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

All of Lumber Bridge'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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