Town Hall · Plumstead

Plumstead, PA town hall & government

Plumstead spent $10.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $754 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plumstead's money goes

Spent
$10.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$754
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$15.8 million
$1,094 per resident
Police
$4 million36%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million18%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million11%
Interest on debt
$692,0006%
Fire
$511,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$383,0004%
Parks & libraries
$371,0003%
Health & welfare
$88,0001%
Sewer & trash
$6,000<1%
Other
$481,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 33%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Plumstead

Full-time staff
36
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$107,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Central Bucks School District

Plumstead's K–12 school district, shared with Buckingham, Chalfont, Doylestown, Doylestown, New Britain and Warrington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,101
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
17,257
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $20,101 per pupil, $13,150 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 Plumstead pay

Typical tax bill
$6,555
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$572,900
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 Plumstead's government

Town hall & decisions in Plumstead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plumstead

Plumstead is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Brian K. Fitzpatrick. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Plumstead'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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