Town Hall · Millsboro

Millsboro, DE town hall & government

Millsboro spent $12.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,689 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Millsboro's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Millsboro

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Millsboro's money goes

Spent
$12.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,689
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$7.1 million57%
Police
$2.1 million17%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million9%
Water & other utilities
$983,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$596,0005%
Fire
$300,0002%
Roads & transportation
$172,0001%
Interest on debt
$128,0001%
Parks & libraries
$27,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 67%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • From the state 2%

Millsboro didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Millsboro

Full-time staff
40
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
22 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Indian River School District

Millsboro's K–12 school district, shared with Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Georgetown and Millville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,516
Delaware: $22,312
Students
10,786
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$183.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,516 per pupil, $11,486 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Millsboro pay

Typical tax bill
$1,481
a year · Delaware typical $1,768
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Delaware 0.50%
Typical home value
$332,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Millsboro's government

🏛️ Official websitemillsboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Millsboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Millsboro

Millsboro is represented in Congress by Senators Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride. Matt Meyer is governor.

All of Millsboro's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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