Town Hall · Micro

Micro, NC town hall & government

Micro spent $35,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $63 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Micro's money goes

Spent
$35,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$63
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$848,000
$1,533 per resident
Interest on debt
$35,000100%

Micro 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 Micro

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part

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

Micro's K–12 school district, shared with Archer Lodge, Four Oaks, 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 Micro pay

Typical tax bill
$1,741
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$170,700
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 Micro's government

Town hall & decisions in Micro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Micro

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

All of Micro'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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