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Mount Olive, NC town hall & government

Mount Olive spent $266,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $57 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mount Olive's money goes

Spent
$266,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$57
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
$1,390 per resident
Interest on debt
$266,000100%

Mount Olive didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mount Olive

Full-time staff
62
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
20 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
11 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Fire
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wayne County Public Schools

Mount Olive's K–12 school district, shared with Fremont, Goldsboro, Pikeville, Seven Springs and Walnut Creek. 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 Mount Olive pay

Typical tax bill
$1,313
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$153,500
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.

Local

Contact Mount Olive's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmountolivenc.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Olive →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Olive

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

All of Mount Olive'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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