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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.

Town budget

Where Delaware Water Gap's money goes

Spent
$728,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,067
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,362
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$242,00033%
Roads & transportation
$157,00022%
Sewer & trash
$114,00016%
Administration & buildings
$92,00013%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,0004%
Police
$24,0003%
Fire
$12,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$55,0008%

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%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Delaware Water Gap

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time3 part

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$22,635
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,464
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$64.6 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Delaware Water Gap pay

Typical tax bill
$4,864
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$300,000
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

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Beyond town hall

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.

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