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Gilpin, PA town hall & government

Gilpin spent $949,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $399 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gilpin's money goes

Spent
$949,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$399
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$8,000
$3 per resident
Roads & transportation
$345,00036%
Police
$253,00027%
Administration & buildings
$139,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0002%
Fire
$19,0002%
Health & welfare
$8,0001%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%
Other
$158,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gilpin

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Police
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Leechburg Area School District

Gilpin's K–12 school district, shared with Leechburg and West Leechburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,849
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
654
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $20,849 per pupil, $13,130 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 Gilpin pay

Typical tax bill
$2,351
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$158,300
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

Contact Gilpin's government

Town hall & decisions in Gilpin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gilpin

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

All of Gilpin'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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