Town Hall · Jones

Jones, PA town hall & government

Jones spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $903 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jones's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$903
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$29,000
$19 per resident
Roads & transportation
$868,00063%
Administration & buildings
$313,00023%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$96,0007%
Parks & libraries
$76,0006%
Fire
$39,0003%
Sewer & trash
$4,000<1%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jones

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Other
1 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

Johnsonburg Area School District

Jones's K–12 school district, shared with Johnsonburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,313
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
549
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,313 per pupil, $11,146 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.

Also serving Jones: Kane Area School District ($18,638 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Jones pay

Typical tax bill
$1,426
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$132,600
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 Jones's government

Town hall & decisions in Jones →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jones

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

All of Jones'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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