Town Hall · Thomasville

Thomasville, NC town hall & government

Thomasville spent $49.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,811 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Thomasville

Raleigh York, JrMayorSince 2015 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Thomasville's money goes

Spent
$49.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,811
typical North Carolina cities: $2,639
Long-term debt
$41.3 million
$1,506 per resident
Water & other utilities
$13.2 million27%
Police
$7.4 million15%
Administration & buildings
$6.8 million14%
Fire
$6 million12%
Parks & libraries
$3.9 million8%
Sewer & trash
$3.2 million6%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million6%
Housing & development
$2.4 million5%
Paid to other governments
$2 million4%
Interest on debt
$890,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$559,0001%
Health & welfare
$30,000<1%
Other
$55,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Thomasville

Full-time staff
250
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
64
and 58 full-time firefighters
Police
68 full-time1 part
Fire
63 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
51 full-time
Parks & libraries
16 full-time19 part
Roads & transportation
25 full-time
Water & other utilities
21 full-time
Other
6 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Davidson County Schools

Thomasville's K–12 school district, shared with Denton, Midway, Wallburg and Lexington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,050
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
17,868
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $11,050 per pupil, $6,879 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.

Also serving Thomasville: Thomasville City Schools ($14,296 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Thomasville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,446
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$179,300
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 Thomasville's government

🏛️ Official websitethomasville-nc.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Thomasville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Thomasville

Thomasville is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representatives Addison P. McDowell and Richard Hudson. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Thomasville'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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