Town Hall · Whitaker

Whitaker, PA town hall & government

Whitaker spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $829 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Whitaker's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$829
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$36,000
$29 per resident
Sewer & trash
$327,00032%
Roads & transportation
$287,00028%
Police
$174,00017%
Administration & buildings
$116,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0002%
Fire
$14,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$78,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Whitaker

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
Police
0 full-time4 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

West Mifflin Area School District

Whitaker's K–12 school district, shared with West Mifflin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,251
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,400
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$80.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $22,251 per pupil, $13,008 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 Whitaker pay

Typical tax bill
$1,897
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.93%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$98,500
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 Whitaker's government

Town hall & decisions in Whitaker →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Whitaker

Whitaker is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Whitaker'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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