Photo: NS777 · CC BY 4.0How is Boonville run?
Boonville’s town government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $970 per resident. Water and other utilities ($255,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Boonville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $970 per resident a year, or $2.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 34%.
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$970 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Boonville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($970 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 221 North Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $800, and the middle half spent $425–$1,365. Boonville spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($318,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
North Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Boonville itself left out).
No trend yet
Boonville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,662 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.00% 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 Boonville’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 Boonville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Boonville →
Who’s in charge in Boonville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 123 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 (1,109).
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.
Yadkin County Schools
Boonville’s K–12 school district, shared with East Bend, Jonesville, Yadkinville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,530 per pupil, $7,917 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.
Boonville’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 Boonville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yadkin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.6%16,439 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%3,739 votesOthers: 1.1% (219 votes).
Most votes in Yadkin County: Donald J Trump
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Boonville lies in Yadkin County. Every 2024 race in Yadkin County is on the county’s page.
Yadkin 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 Boonville.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Boonville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Boonville’s government
How much does Boonville spend per resident?
About $970 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $970 was more than 58% of 221 North Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Boonville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,662 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.00% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Boonville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boonville yet.
How did Boonville vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boonville alone. Yadkin County, where 100% of Boonville lies, voted Trump 80.6%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boonville?
9 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $29,971 (about $359,652 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Boonville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Eddie Settle) and State House District 77 (Julia Howard). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Boonville’s government
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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; 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 →