Town Hall · Winterville

Winterville, NC town hall & government

Winterville spent $22.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,068 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winterville's money goes

Spent
$22.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,068
typical North Carolina cities: $2,639
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
$614 per resident
Paid to other governments
$6 million27%
Water & other utilities
$3.2 million14%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million11%
Police
$2.4 million11%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million10%
Fire
$1.7 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million7%
Parks & libraries
$770,0003%
Health & welfare
$340,0002%
Interest on debt
$99,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winterville

Full-time staff
87
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 13 full-time firefighters
Police
24 full-time1 part
Fire
16 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
18 full-time
Water & other utilities
12 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time5 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Winterville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pitt County Schools

Winterville's K–12 school district, shared with Ayden, Bethel, Falkland, Farmville, Fountain and Greenville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,826
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
24,327
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $12,826 per pupil, $8,202 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 Winterville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,893
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$245,100
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 Winterville's government

🏛️ Official websitewintervillenc.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winterville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winterville

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

All of Winterville'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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