Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Siler City spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Siler City’s city government spent $20,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Siler City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Siler City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 119 North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $984, and the middle half spent $523–$1,448. Siler City spent less than 100% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Siler City itself left out).
About $2 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 60%.
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No trend yet
Siler City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,296 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% 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 Siler 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 Siler City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Siler City →
Who’s in charge in Siler City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Siler City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on silercity.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 99 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 (8,415).
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.
Chatham County Schools
Siler City’s K–12 school district, shared with Goldston, Pittsboro. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,187 per pupil, $9,001 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.
Siler 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 Siler City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chatham County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.5%29,014 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.0%22,507 votesOthers: 1.5% (780 votes).
Most votes in Chatham County: Kamala D Harris
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Siler City lies in Chatham County. Every 2024 race in Chatham County is on the county’s page.
Chatham 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 Siler City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: silercity.org ↗
- 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 Siler City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Siler City’s government
How much does Siler City spend per resident?
About $2 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 $2 was less than 100% of 119 North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Siler City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,296 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see silercity.org.
Who runs Siler City’s government?
See silercity.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Siler City yet.
How did Siler City vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Siler City alone. Chatham County, where 100% of Siler City lies, voted Harris 55.5%, Trump 43.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Siler City?
85 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $357,309 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Siler City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Natalie Murdock) and State House District 54 (Robert Reives). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Siler 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; 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 →