Town Hall · Marcus Hook

Marcus Hook, PA town hall & government

Marcus Hook spent $4.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,945 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Marcus Hook

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Marcus Hook's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,945
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$806,000
$336 per resident
Police
$1.1 million24%
Administration & buildings
$842,00018%
Roads & transportation
$792,00017%
Parks & libraries
$483,00010%
Sewer & trash
$179,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$104,0002%
Fire
$87,0002%
Interest on debt
$39,0001%
Housing & development
$9,000<1%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$983,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Marcus Hook

Full-time staff
8
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time20 part
Police
5 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chichester School District

Marcus Hook's K–12 school district, shared with Lower Chichester, Trainer and Upper Chichester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,453
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,985
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$102.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $25,453 per pupil, $16,289 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 Marcus Hook pay

Typical tax bill
$2,571
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.92%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$134,200
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 Marcus Hook's government

Town hall & decisions in Marcus Hook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marcus Hook

Marcus Hook is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Marcus Hook'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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