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Delano, PA town hall & government

Delano spent $373,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $882 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Delano's money goes

Spent
$373,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$882
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$397,000
$939 per resident
Sewer & trash
$98,00026%
Parks & libraries
$82,00022%
Roads & transportation
$59,00016%
Administration & buildings
$43,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0005%
Interest on debt
$17,0005%
Health & welfare
$8,0002%
Fire
$2,0001%
Housing & development
$2,0001%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$41,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Delano

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mahanoy Area School District

Delano's K–12 school district, shared with Gilberton, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy and Ryan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,949
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,143
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,949 per pupil, $9,200 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 Delano pay

Typical tax bill
$1,120
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.89%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$59,300
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 Delano's government

Town hall & decisions in Delano →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delano

Delano is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Delano'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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