Photo: Townofspringlake · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Spring Lake run?
Spring Lake’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: Spring Lake didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Spring Lake is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Cumberland County Schools
Spring Lake’s K–12 school district, shared with Eastover, Godwin, Hope Mills, Linden, Stedman and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,145 per pupil, $7,492 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 Spring Lake yet
Every year of Spring Lake’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 →full-time in March 2025, down from 99 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,637 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.32% 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 Spring Lake’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 Spring Lake’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Spring Lake →
Who’s in charge in Spring Lake
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Spring Lake’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on spring-lake.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 164 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (11,980).
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.
Spring Lake’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 Spring Lake alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cumberland County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat56.0%78,631 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.6%59,840 votesOthers: 1.5% (2,042 votes).
Most votes in Cumberland County: Kamala D Harris
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Spring Lake lies in Cumberland County. Every 2024 race in Cumberland County is on the county’s page.
Cumberland 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 Spring Lake.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: spring-lake.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.
How Spring Lake compares with the towns next door
Spring Lake’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,197 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | $1,197 | $1,915 |
| Spring Lake | estimate | $1,637 |
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 Spring Lake’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Spring Lake’s government
How much does Spring Lake spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Spring Lake didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $143,000.
What is the property tax rate in Spring Lake?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,637 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.32% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see spring-lake.org.
Who runs Spring Lake’s government?
See spring-lake.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Spring Lake yet.
How did Spring Lake vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Spring Lake alone. Cumberland County, where 100% of Spring Lake lies, voted Harris 56.0%, Trump 42.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Spring Lake?
73 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $359,990 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Spring Lake in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Tom McInnis) and State House District 42 (Mike Colvin). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Spring Lake’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 Spring Lake, 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 →