Town Hall · Oakboro

Oakboro, NC town hall & government

Oakboro spent $3.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,650 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oakboro's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,650
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
$1,922 per resident
Sewer & trash
$711,00022%
Police
$671,00021%
Water & other utilities
$515,00016%
Administration & buildings
$435,00014%
Parks & libraries
$317,00010%
Roads & transportation
$231,0007%
Interest on debt
$154,0005%
Fire
$119,0004%
Other
$28,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 53%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Oakboro

Full-time staff
13
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Stanly County Schools

Oakboro's K–12 school district, shared with Albemarle, Badin, Misenheimer, New London, Norwood and Red Cross. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,481
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
8,739
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $11,481 per pupil, $7,019 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 Oakboro pay

Typical tax bill
$1,714
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$282,600
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 Oakboro's government

🏛️ Official websiteoakboro.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Oakboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oakboro

Oakboro is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Mark Harris. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Oakboro'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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