Town Hall · Upper Macungie

Upper Macungie, PA town hall & government

Upper Macungie spent $28.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,090 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Macungie's money goes

Spent
$28.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,090
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$9.2 million33%
Roads & transportation
$4.8 million17%
Police
$4.5 million16%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million10%
Fire
$1.8 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$991,0004%
Health & welfare
$105,000<1%
Other
$2.1 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Macungie

Full-time staff
73
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
32 full-time
Roads & transportation
14 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time2 part
Housing & development
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time2 part
Other
4 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

Parkland School District

Upper Macungie's K–12 school district, shared with North Whitehall and South Whitehall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,042
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
9,974
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$155.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,042 per pupil, $12,424 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 Upper Macungie pay

Typical tax bill
$5,021
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$418,800
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 Upper Macungie's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Macungie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Macungie

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

All of Upper 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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