Old Brick House · Photo: Harvey Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Elizabeth City run?
Elizabeth City’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Elizabeth City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Elizabeth City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
One full-time city employee for every 76 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (18,703).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
No comparison or trend for Elizabeth City yet
Every year of Elizabeth City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 222 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,600 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% 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 Elizabeth City’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.
Tax bills are one input to Elizabeth City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Elizabeth City →
Who’s in charge in Elizabeth City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Elizabeth City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofec.com ↗.
Pasquotank County Schools
Elizabeth City’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,878 per pupil, $9,027 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.
Elizabeth City’s votes are counted by county
North Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Elizabeth City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pasquotank County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.8%10,537 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.9%9,549 votesOthers: 1.3% (257 votes).
Most votes in Pasquotank County: Donald J Trump
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Elizabeth City lies in Pasquotank County; the rest in Camden County. Every 2024 race in Pasquotank County is on the county’s page.
Pasquotank 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 Elizabeth City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofec.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 Elizabeth City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Elizabeth City’s government
How much does Elizabeth City spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Elizabeth City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $122,000.
What is the property tax rate in Elizabeth City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,600 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofec.com.
Who runs Elizabeth City’s government?
See cityofec.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Elizabeth City yet.
How did Elizabeth City vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Elizabeth City alone. Pasquotank County, where 100% of Elizabeth City lies, voted Trump 51.8%, Harris 46.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Elizabeth City?
245 full-time and 39 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $15.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Elizabeth City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Jerry Tillett) and State House District 5 (Bill Ward). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Elizabeth City’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 Elizabeth City, 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 →