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Macungie, PA town hall & government

Macungie spent $5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,567 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Macungie's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,567
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$842 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million58%
Sewer & trash
$732,00015%
Police
$439,0009%
Administration & buildings
$390,0008%
Fire
$73,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$69,0001%
Interest on debt
$33,0001%
Parks & libraries
$27,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Housing & development
$2,000<1%
Other
$305,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 17%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Macungie

Full-time staff
8
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

East Penn School District

Macungie's K–12 school district, shared with Alburtis, Emmaus, Lower 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 Macungie pay

Typical tax bill
$4,558
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$292,900
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 Macungie's government

🏛️ Official websitemacungie.pa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Macungie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Macungie

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

All of Macungie'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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