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Delmar, MD town hall & government

Delmar spent $3.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $860 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Delmar's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$860
typical Maryland cities: $2,027
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.5 million43%
Roads & transportation
$489,00014%
Administration & buildings
$200,0006%
Sewer & trash
$194,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$59,0002%
Parks & libraries
$47,0001%
Housing & development
$40,0001%
Fire
$15,000<1%
Other
$963,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Delmar

Full-time staff
21
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wicomico County Public Schools

Delmar's K–12 school district, shared with Fruitland, Hebron, Mardela Springs, Pittsville, Salisbury and Sharptown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,183
Maryland: $20,258
Students
15,086
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$110.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Maryland districts overall: 47% local, 44% state, 9% federal

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

Of the $19,183 per pupil, $11,613 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 Delmar pay

Typical tax bill
$2,968
a year · Maryland typical $4,093
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Maryland 0.97%
Typical home value
$226,500
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 Delmar's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofdelmar.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Delmar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delmar

Delmar is represented in Congress by Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela D. Alsobrooks and Representative Andy Harris. Wes Moore is governor.

All of Delmar'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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