Town Hall · Pennsville

Pennsville, NJ town hall & government

Pennsville spent $18.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,524 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pennsville's money goes

Spent
$18.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,524
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
$605 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.4 million18%
Water & other utilities
$3 million16%
Police
$2.6 million14%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million6%
Fire
$896,0005%
Administration & buildings
$730,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$571,0003%
Parks & libraries
$469,0002%
Interest on debt
$269,0001%
Health & welfare
$139,0001%
Other
$5.8 million30%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • From the state 10%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Pennsville collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pennsville

Full-time staff
74
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
25 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Fire
1 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time4 part
Other
2 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pennsville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pennsville Township School District

Pennsville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,564
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
1,852
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal

  • Local 45%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $24,564 per pupil, $14,667 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 Pennsville pay

Typical tax bill
$7,629
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
3.56%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$214,100
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 Pennsville's government

🏛️ Official websitepennsville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pennsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pennsville

Pennsville is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Jefferson Van Drew. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Pennsville'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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