Town Hall · Pine Level

Pine Level, NC town hall & government

Pine Level spent $116,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $56 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pine Level's money goes

Spent
$116,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$56
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$1,362 per resident
Interest on debt
$116,000100%

Pine Level 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 Pine Level

Full-time staff
15
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$40,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Johnston County Schools

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

Typical tax bill
$1,678
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$221,000
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 Pine Level's government

🏛️ Official websitepinelevel.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pine Level →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine Level

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

All of Pine Level'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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