Delaware Water Gap, PA town hall & government
Delaware Water Gap spent $728,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,067 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Delaware Water Gap's government.
Where Delaware Water Gap's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 26%
- Utility sales 22%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Property taxes 13%
- Other taxes & licenses 11%
- Income taxes 9%
- From the federal government 4%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Delaware Water Gap
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Delaware Water Gap didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Stroudsburg Area School District
Delaware Water Gap's K–12 school district, shared with Hamilton, Stroud and Stroudsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 61%
- State 34%
- Federal 5%
Of the $22,635 per pupil, $14,280 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.
Which schools Delaware Water Gap kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Delaware Water Gap pay
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.
Contact Delaware Water Gap's government
Who represents Delaware Water Gap
Delaware Water Gap is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.
All of Delaware Water Gap'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.