Town Hall · Jenkins

Jenkins, PA town hall & government

Jenkins spent $607,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $133 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jenkins's money goes

Spent
$607,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$133
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Parks & libraries
$366,00060%
Roads & transportation
$204,00034%
Administration & buildings
$102,00017%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0004%
Interest on debt
$20,0003%
Sewer & trash
$12,0002%
Housing & development
$4,0001%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Jenkins

Full-time staff
7
61 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
and 3 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
1 full-time31 part
Police
2 full-time19 part
Fire
3 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pittston Area School District

Jenkins's K–12 school district, shared with Avoca, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Pittston and Pittston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,433
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,223
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,433 per pupil, $9,616 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 Jenkins pay

Typical tax bill
$2,790
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$213,700
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 Jenkins's government

🏛️ Official websitejenkinstownship.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jenkins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jenkins

Jenkins is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Jenkins'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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