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Whitehall, PA town hall & government

Whitehall spent $17.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,313 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Whitehall's money goes

Spent
$17.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,313
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$4 million
$301 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.1 million35%
Police
$3.4 million19%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million14%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million7%
Fire
$350,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$209,0001%
Interest on debt
$130,0001%
Health & welfare
$39,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Income taxes 31%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Whitehall

Full-time staff
42
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
26 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time2 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

Baldwin-Whitehall School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,186
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,484
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,186 per pupil, $9,320 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 Whitehall pay

Typical tax bill
$4,107
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$236,200
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.

Local

Contact Whitehall's government

Town hall & decisions in Whitehall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Whitehall

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

All of Whitehall'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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