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Town Hall · Mount Holly

How is Mount Holly run?

Mount Holly’s city government spent $34,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.3 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$34,000
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$2
In 2022: $919, less than 61% of 36 similar cities
Long-term debt
$18.0M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2022
138
full-time · 46 part-time · March payroll $711,717
Typical tax bill
$2,866
0.85% of home value · NC 0.66%

What stands out about how Mount Holly is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer99% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Gaston County Schools with 6+ other towns.Its own police and fire32 sworn officers and 18 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Mount Holly’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $2 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 59%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 88%Sales taxes 12%Interest, fines & other <1%
Not in the receipt.Payments to other governments $9,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $2.4 million.
Compared with similar places

$919 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Mount Holly’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($919 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 36 North Carolina cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,150, and the middle half spent $810–$1,468. Mount Holly spent less than 61% of them.

Middle half of the group, $810–$1,468Median $1,150Mount Holly

Includes sewer and trash ($1.7 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
36

North Carolina cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Holly itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mount Holly reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$15.1 million
2024$34,000

Per resident: 2022: $919 · 2024: $2.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,866 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.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Belmont$3,702
Mount Holly$2,866
North Carolina$1,896
$2,866
typical bill a year
0.85%
effective rate
$337,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mount Holly’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 Mount Holly’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Holly →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mount Holly

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See mtholly.us for Mount Holly’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Mount Holly yet.mtholly.us ↗
Who works for Mount Holly

One full-time city employee for every 132 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (18,170).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police41 + 10 pt
Fire25 + 14 pt
Sewer & trash28
Administration & buildings24 + 1 pt
Parks & libraries6 + 10 pt
Water & other utilities11
Other3 + 11 pt
138
full-time
46
part-time
$711,717
payroll for March 2022
$8.5M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$59,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
32
sworn police officers
18
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Mount Holly had 8.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 32 of the 36 North Carolina cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 10.6: Mount Holly had fewer than 66% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Gaston County Schools

Mount Holly’s K–12 school district, shared with Belmont, Bessemer City, Cherryville, Cramerton, Dallas and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mount Holly →
$11,848
per pupil · NC $13,045
30,253
students
$198.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,848 per pupil, $7,079 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 28%State 54%Federal 18%

North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Mount Holly’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 Mount Holly alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gaston County’s results.

President · Gaston County’s results119,256 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican61.9%73,828 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat36.9%44,062 votes

Others: 1.1% (1,366 votes).

Most votes in Gaston County: Donald J Trump

North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%

The county’s page

100% of Mount Holly lies in Gaston County. Every 2024 race in Gaston County is on the county’s page.

Gaston County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Mount Holly

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mount Holly.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: mtholly.us ↗
  2. 2
    North Carolina HouseState representatives
    John Torbett
  3. 3
    North Carolina SenateState senator
    Brad Overcash
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Josh Stein
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Tim Moore
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Carolina
    Thom TillisTed Budd

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Mount Holly compares with the towns next door

Mount Holly spent $919 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $4. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Belmont: $4 per resident (2022)BelmontMount Holly
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Belmont$4$3,702
Mount Holly$919$2,866

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Mount Holly’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitemtholly.us ↗

Questions about Mount Holly’s government

How much does Mount Holly spend per resident?

About $2 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $919 was less than 61% of 36 North Carolina cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Mount Holly?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,866 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 mtholly.us.

Who runs Mount Holly’s government?

See mtholly.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Holly yet.

How did Mount Holly vote in 2024?

North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mount Holly alone. Gaston County, where 100% of Mount Holly lies, voted Trump 61.9%, Harris 36.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Mount Holly?

138 full-time and 46 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $711,717 (about $8.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Mount Holly in the state legislature?

State Senate District 43 (Brad Overcash) and State House District 108 (John Torbett). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Mount Holly?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Monday, November 9, at 7:00 pm in Municipal Complex - Council Chambers, 400 East Central Avenue, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Mount Holly’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →