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Wilkins, PA town hall & government

Wilkins spent $6.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,128 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wilkins's money goes

Spent
$6.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,128
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$242,000
$40 per resident
Police
$2.2 million32%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million30%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million22%
Administration & buildings
$502,0007%
Fire
$178,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$168,0002%
Parks & libraries
$48,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$212,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Wilkins

Full-time staff
19
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Fire
0 full-time1 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

Woodland Hills School District

Wilkins's K–12 school district, shared with Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh and Edgewood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,076
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,191
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$120.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $24,076 per pupil, $13,603 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.

Also serving Wilkins: Penn Hills School District ($21,373 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wilkins pay

Typical tax bill
$3,166
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.81%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$174,700
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 Wilkins's government

Town hall & decisions in Wilkins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wilkins

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

All of Wilkins'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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