Town Hall · Carmichaels

Carmichaels, PA town hall & government

Carmichaels spent $183,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $421 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carmichaels's money goes

Spent
$183,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$421
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$43,00023%
Police
$42,00023%
Administration & buildings
$33,00018%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0008%
Housing & development
$3,0002%
Fire
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$44,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Carmichaels

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$14,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
0 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
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

Carmichaels Area School District

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

Spending per pupil
$18,990
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
966
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $18,990 per pupil, $11,268 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 Carmichaels pay

Typical tax bill
$2,011
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$150,000
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 Carmichaels's government

Town hall & decisions in Carmichaels →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carmichaels

Carmichaels is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Carmichaels'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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