Town Hall · Manalapan

Manalapan, FL town hall & government

Manalapan spent $6.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $14,797 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manalapan's money goes

Spent
$6.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$14,797
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$2 million
$4,313 per resident
Police
$2.5 million35%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million28%
Fire
$1.5 million22%
Administration & buildings
$568,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$196,0003%
Water & other utilities
$109,0002%
Parks & libraries
$28,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$7,000<1%
Other
$128,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Manalapan

Full-time staff
22
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 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

Palm Beach County School District

Manalapan's K–12 school district, shared with Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes and Cloud Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,224
Florida: $13,006
Students
189,777
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 billion
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 69%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,224 per pupil, $9,697 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 Manalapan pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Typical home value
$2,000,001
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Manalapan's government

🏛️ Official websitemanalapan.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manalapan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manalapan

Manalapan is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Lois Frankel. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Manalapan'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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