Town Hall · Delmar

Delmar, PA town hall & government

Delmar spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $954 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Delmar's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$954
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$713,000
$256 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million69%
Sewer & trash
$295,00011%
Administration & buildings
$116,0004%
Fire
$68,0003%
Interest on debt
$29,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0001%
Other
$311,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Delmar

Full-time staff
6
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wellsboro Area School District

Delmar's K–12 school district, shared with Charleston, Duncan, Middlebury, Pine, Shippen and Wellsboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,003
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,427
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $19,003 per pupil, $11,666 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 Delmar pay

Typical tax bill
$2,286
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$247,800
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.

Local

Contact Delmar's government

🏛️ Official websitedelmartwp.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Delmar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delmar

Delmar is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Delmar'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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