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Duquesne, PA town hall & government

Duquesne spent $5.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $950 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Duquesne's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$950
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$224 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million24%
Police
$1.1 million21%
Water & other utilities
$863,00016%
Roads & transportation
$579,00011%
Sewer & trash
$413,0008%
Fire
$218,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$97,0002%
Interest on debt
$38,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$727,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Duquesne

Full-time staff
27
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Duquesne City School District

Duquesne's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$30,071
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $30,071 per pupil, $13,677 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 Duquesne pay

Typical tax bill
$1,101
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$63,800
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 Duquesne's government

🏛️ Official websiteduquesnepa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Duquesne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duquesne

Duquesne is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Duquesne'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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