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Pequea, PA town hall & government

Pequea spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $450 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pequea's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$450
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million48%
Police
$694,00028%
Administration & buildings
$291,00012%
Fire
$108,0004%
Parks & libraries
$94,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$40,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$55,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pequea

Full-time staff
14
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Penn Manor School District

Pequea's K–12 school district, shared with Conestoga, Martic, Manor and Millersville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,243
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
5,529
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$97 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,243 per pupil, $9,560 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 Pequea pay

Typical tax bill
$4,386
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$319,700
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 Pequea's government

Town hall & decisions in Pequea →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pequea

Pequea is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Lloyd Smucker. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Pequea'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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