Town Hall · Mocksville

Mocksville, NC town hall & government

Mocksville spent $10.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,044 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Mocksville

William J. Marklin IIIMayorSince 2015 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Mocksville's money goes

Spent
$10.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,044
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$820 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million34%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million16%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million15%
Police
$1.4 million13%
Roads & transportation
$744,0007%
Housing & development
$688,0006%
Fire
$613,0006%
Interest on debt
$187,0002%
Parks & libraries
$47,000<1%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$9,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 34%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mocksville

Full-time staff
18
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,800
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time24 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Housing & development
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

Davie County Schools

Mocksville's K–12 school district, shared with Bermuda Run and Cooleemee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,276
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
6,141
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,276 per pupil, $7,632 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 Mocksville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,395
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$240,700
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.

Local

Contact Mocksville's government

🏛️ Official websitemocksvillenc.org/about ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mocksville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mocksville

Mocksville is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Addison P. McDowell. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Mocksville'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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