North Carolina - Local Standards: Housing and Utilities

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Disclaimer: IRS Collection Financial Standards are intended for use in calculating repayment of delinquent taxes. These Standards are effective on March 25, 2019 for purposes of federal tax administration only. Expense information for use in bankruptcy calculations can be found on the website for the U.S. Trustee Program.

The housing and utilities standards are derived from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and are provided by state down to the county level. The standard for a particular county and family size includes both housing and utilities allowed for a taxpayer's primary place of residence. Generally, the total number of persons allowed for determining family size should be the same as those allowed as exemptions on the taxpayer's most recent year income tax return.

Housing and utilities standards include mortgage or rent, property taxes, interest, insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, electric, water, heating oil, garbage collection, residential telephone service, cell phone service, cable television, and Internet service. The tables include five categories for one, two, three, four, and five or more persons in a household.

The taxpayer is allowed the standard amount, or the amount actually spent on housing and utilities, whichever is less. If the amount claimed is more than the total allowed by the housing and utilities standards, the taxpayer must provide documentation to substantiate those expenses are necessary living expenses.

Maximum Monthly Allowance
County 2019 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 1 2019 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 2 2019 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 3 2019 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 4 2019 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 5

Alamance County

1,231

1,445

1,523

1,698

1,726

Alexander County

1,090

1,280

1,349

1,504

1,528

Alleghany County

1,107

1,300

1,370

1,528

1,552

Anson County

1,067

1,254

1,321

1,473

1,497

Ashe County

1,156

1,358

1,431

1,596

1,621

Avery County

1,119

1,314

1,385

1,544

1,569

Beaufort County

1,282

1,506

1,587

1,770

1,798

Bertie County

1,135

1,333

1,405

1,567

1,592

Bladen County

1,108

1,301

1,371

1,529

1,553

Brunswick County

1,382

1,624

1,711

1,908

1,939

Buncombe County

1,343

1,577

1,662

1,853

1,883

Burke County

1,101

1,293

1,363

1,520

1,544

Cabarrus County

1,399

1,644

1,732

1,931

1,962

Caldwell County

1,052

1,236

1,302

1,452

1,475

Camden County

1,689

1,983

2,090

2,330

2,368

Carteret County

1,408

1,653

1,742

1,942

1,974

Caswell County

1,121

1,316

1,387

1,547

1,571

Catawba County

1,153

1,354

1,427

1,591

1,617

Chatham County

1,534

1,802

1,899

2,117

2,152

Cherokee County

1,061

1,246

1,313

1,464

1,488

Chowan County

1,256

1,476

1,555

1,734

1,762

Clay County

1,167

1,370

1,444

1,610

1,636

Cleveland County

1,100

1,292

1,361

1,518

1,542

Columbus County

1,125

1,321

1,392

1,552

1,577

Craven County

1,319

1,549

1,632

1,820

1,849

Cumberland County

1,265

1,485

1,565

1,745

1,773

Currituck County

1,577

1,852

1,952

2,176

2,212

Dare County

1,681

1,974

2,080

2,319

2,357

Davidson County

1,164

1,367

1,440

1,606

1,632

Davie County

1,242

1,459

1,537

1,714

1,741

Duplin County

1,166

1,369

1,443

1,609

1,635

Durham County

1,446

1,699

1,790

1,996

2,028

Edgecombe County

1,119

1,314

1,385

1,544

1,569

Forsyth County

1,253

1,472

1,551

1,729

1,757

Franklin County

1,244

1,461

1,540

1,717

1,745

Gaston County

1,223

1,436

1,513

1,687

1,714

Gates County

1,353

1,589

1,674

1,867

1,897

Graham County

972

1,142

1,203

1,341

1,363

Granville County

1,306

1,534

1,616

1,802

1,831

Greene County

1,142

1,341

1,413

1,575

1,601

Guilford County

1,311

1,539

1,622

1,809

1,838

Halifax County

1,131

1,329

1,400

1,561

1,586

Harnett County

1,269

1,490

1,570

1,751

1,779

Haywood County

1,235

1,450

1,528

1,704

1,731

Henderson County

1,281

1,504

1,585

1,767

1,796

Hertford County

1,084

1,274

1,342

1,496

1,520

Hoke County

1,212

1,424

1,500

1,673

1,700

Hyde County

1,150

1,350

1,423

1,587

1,612

Iredell County

1,333

1,566

1,650

1,840

1,869

Jackson County

1,231

1,446

1,524

1,699

1,727

Johnston County

1,293

1,518

1,600

1,784

1,813

Jones County

1,154

1,355

1,428

1,592

1,618

Lee County

1,214

1,426

1,503

1,676

1,703

Lenoir County

1,179

1,385

1,459

1,627

1,653

Lincoln County

1,255

1,474

1,553

1,732

1,760

McDowell County

1,048

1,231

1,297

1,446

1,470

Macon County

1,106

1,299

1,369

1,526

1,551

Madison County

1,252

1,471

1,550

1,728

1,756

Martin County

1,099

1,291

1,360

1,516

1,541

Mecklenburg County

1,461

1,716

1,808

2,016

2,048

Mitchell County

1,126

1,322

1,393

1,553

1,578

Montgomery County

1,118

1,313

1,384

1,543

1,568

Moore County

1,387

1,628

1,716

1,913

1,944

Nash County

1,248

1,466

1,545

1,723

1,750

New Hanover County

1,517

1,782

1,878

2,094

2,128

Northampton County

1,097

1,289

1,358

1,514

1,539

Onslow County

1,313

1,542

1,625

1,812

1,841

Orange County

1,756

2,062

2,173

2,423

2,462

Pamlico County

1,237

1,453

1,531

1,707

1,735

Pasquotank County

1,386

1,628

1,715

1,912

1,943

Pender County

1,364

1,602

1,688

1,882

1,913

Perquimans County

1,299

1,526

1,608

1,793

1,822

Person County

1,174

1,379

1,453

1,620

1,646

Pitt County

1,338

1,572

1,656

1,846

1,876

Polk County

1,281

1,504

1,585

1,767

1,796

Randolph County

1,126

1,323

1,394

1,554

1,579

Richmond County

1,019

1,197

1,261

1,406

1,429

Robeson County

1,067

1,254

1,321

1,473

1,497

Rockingham County

1,092

1,282

1,351

1,506

1,531

Rowan County

1,163

1,366

1,439

1,604

1,630

Rutherford County

1,075

1,263

1,331

1,484

1,508

Sampson County

1,144

1,344

1,416

1,579

1,604

Scotland County

1,096

1,287

1,356

1,512

1,536

Stanly County

1,208

1,419

1,495

1,667

1,694

Stokes County

1,143

1,343

1,415

1,578

1,603

Surry County

1,113

1,308

1,378

1,536

1,561

Swain County

1,134

1,331

1,403

1,564

1,590

Transylvania County

1,239

1,455

1,533

1,709

1,737

Tyrrell County

1,127

1,324

1,395

1,555

1,581

Union County

1,506

1,769

1,864

2,078

2,112

Vance County

1,134

1,332

1,404

1,565

1,591

Wake County

1,576

1,851

1,951

2,175

2,210

Warren County

1,147

1,347

1,419

1,582

1,608

Washington County

1,151

1,352

1,425

1,589

1,615

Watauga County

1,407

1,652

1,741

1,941

1,973

Wayne County

1,185

1,391

1,466

1,635

1,661

Wilkes County

1,106

1,299

1,369

1,526

1,551

Wilson County

1,244

1,461

1,539

1,716

1,744

Yadkin County

1,115

1,310

1,380

1,539

1,564

Yancey County

1,081

1,270

1,338

1,492

1,516

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