Town Hall · Emmaus

Emmaus, PA town hall & government

Emmaus spent $17.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,518 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Emmaus

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Emmaus's money goes

Spent
$17.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,518
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$252 per resident
Police
$2.8 million16%
Administration & buildings
$2.7 million15%
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million15%
Fire
$2.1 million12%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million10%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million6%
Health & welfare
$926,0005%
Parks & libraries
$675,0004%
Interest on debt
$85,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$39,000<1%
Housing & development
$14,000<1%
Other
$2.6 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Income taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Emmaus

Full-time staff
51
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
18 full-time10 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time17 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Fire
1 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

East Penn School District

Emmaus's K–12 school district, shared with Alburtis, Lower Macungie, Macungie and Upper Milford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,443
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
7,943
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,443 per pupil, $11,925 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 Emmaus pay

Typical tax bill
$4,335
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.63%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$266,000
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.

Local

Contact Emmaus's government

🏛️ Official websiteborough.emmaus.pa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Emmaus →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emmaus

Emmaus is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Emmaus'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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