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Warsaw, NC town hall & government

Warsaw spent $7.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,833 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warsaw's money goes

Spent
$7.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,833
typical North Carolina cities: $2,755
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
$1,750 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million33%
Police
$1.4 million18%
Housing & development
$1.4 million18%
Roads & transportation
$715,0009%
Parks & libraries
$484,0006%
Administration & buildings
$311,0004%
Fire
$141,0002%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%
Other
$655,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • From the state 26%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Warsaw

Full-time staff
25
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time8 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

Warsaw'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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Warsaw pay

Typical tax bill
$987
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$112,500
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 Warsaw's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofwarsawnc.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Warsaw →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warsaw

Warsaw is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Gregory F. Murphy. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Warsaw'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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