Photo: Kubigula · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Bakersville run?
Bakersville’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bakersville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bakersville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Mitchell County Schools
Bakersville’s K–12 school district, shared with Spruce Pine. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,355 per pupil, $8,525 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Bakersville yet
Every year of Bakersville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,005 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% of the home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bakersville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Bakersville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bakersville →
Who’s in charge in Bakersville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bakersville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on bakersville.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 221 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (441).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bakersville’s votes are counted by county
North Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bakersville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mitchell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%6,844 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%1,918 votesOthers: 0.9% (84 votes).
Most votes in Mitchell County: Donald J Trump
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Bakersville lies in Mitchell County. Every 2024 race in Mitchell County is on the county’s page.
Mitchell County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bakersville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: bakersville.com ↗
- 2North Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3North Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bakersville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bakersville’s government
How much does Bakersville spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bakersville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $8,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bakersville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,005 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bakersville.com.
Who runs Bakersville’s government?
See bakersville.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bakersville yet.
How did Bakersville vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bakersville alone. Mitchell County, where 100% of Bakersville lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bakersville?
2 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,752 (about $141,024 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bakersville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 47 (Ralph Hise) and State House District 85 (Dudley Greene). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bakersville’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Bakersville, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →