Town Hall · Shallotte

Shallotte, NC town hall & government

Shallotte spent $11.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,629 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shallotte's money goes

Spent
$11.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,629
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$600,000
$136 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million30%
Police
$2 million17%
Fire
$1.5 million13%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1 million9%
Roads & transportation
$397,0003%
Housing & development
$175,0002%
Interest on debt
$64,0001%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$8,000<1%
Other
$499,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shallotte

Full-time staff
58
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 14 full-time firefighters
Police
17 full-time
Fire
14 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Other
3 full-time3 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

Brunswick County Schools

Shallotte's K–12 school district, shared with Bald Head Island, Belville, Boiling Spring Lakes, Bolivia, Calabash and Carolina Shores. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,563
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
13,262
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$129.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,563 per pupil, $7,787 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 Shallotte pay

Typical tax bill
$2,184
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$349,500
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 Shallotte's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofshallotte.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shallotte →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shallotte

Shallotte is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative David Rouzer. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Shallotte'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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