Town Hall · Blacklick

Blacklick, PA town hall & government

Blacklick spent $423,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $228 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blacklick's money goes

Spent
$423,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$228
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$12,000
$6 per resident
Roads & transportation
$229,00054%
Administration & buildings
$71,00017%
Parks & libraries
$41,00010%
Police
$41,00010%
Fire
$21,0005%
Health & welfare
$6,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$12,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • From the state 20%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Blacklick

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
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

Blacklick Valley School District

Blacklick's K–12 school district, shared with Nanty-Glo and Vintondale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,867
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $16,867 per pupil, $9,325 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 Blacklick pay

Typical tax bill
$1,459
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$163,300
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 Blacklick's government

Town hall & decisions in Blacklick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blacklick

Blacklick is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Blacklick'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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