Town Hall · Wallace

Wallace, NC town hall & government

Wallace spent $10.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,779 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Wallace

Jason WellsMayorSince 2021 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Wallace's money goes

Spent
$10.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,779
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
$1,164 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.8 million35%
Police
$1.6 million15%
Fire
$1.3 million13%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million12%
Administration & buildings
$840,0008%
Parks & libraries
$839,0008%
Roads & transportation
$720,0007%
Interest on debt
$118,0001%
Housing & development
$58,0001%
Health & welfare
$19,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$7,000<1%
Other
$212,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wallace

Full-time staff
63
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
11 full-time2 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

Duplin County Schools

Wallace's K–12 school district, shared with Beulaville, Calypso, Greenevers, Kenansville, Magnolia and Rose Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,807
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
9,835
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $11,807 per pupil, $7,239 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 Wallace: Pender County Schools ($12,360 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wallace pay

Typical tax bill
$1,617
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$178,000
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.

Local

Contact Wallace's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofwallace.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wallace →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wallace

Wallace is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representatives Gregory F. Murphy and David Rouzer. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Wallace'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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