Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Carbon Township run?
Carbon Township’s town government spent $73,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $198 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Carbon Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Carbon Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Tussey Mountain School District
Carbon Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Broad Top City, Broad Top Township, Coaldale, Coalmont, Dudley and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,797 per pupil, $11,398 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $198 per resident a year, or $0.54 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Carbon Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Carbon Township yet
Every year of Carbon Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,484 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.02% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Carbon Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Carbon Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carbon Township →
Who’s in charge in Carbon Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Carbon Township’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Carbon Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Huntingdon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.1%17,627 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.2%5,368 votesOthers: 0.7% (161 votes).
Most votes in Huntingdon County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Carbon Township lies in Huntingdon County. Every 2024 race in Huntingdon County is on the county’s page.
Huntingdon County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Carbon Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Carbon Township compares with the towns next door
Carbon Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 6 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $169 to $1,296 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Township | $169 | $1,000 |
| Liberty Township | $287 | $1,385 |
| Todd Township | $299 | $1,825 |
| Broad Top City | $343 | $1,750 |
| Hopewell Township | $522 | $2,233 |
| Broad Top Township | $1,296 | $891 |
| Carbon Township | estimate | $1,484 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Carbon Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Carbon Township’s government
How much does Carbon Township spend per resident?
About $198 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Carbon Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $73,000.
What is the property tax rate in Carbon Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,484 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.02% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Carbon Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carbon Township yet.
How did Carbon Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Carbon Township alone. Huntingdon County, where 100% of Carbon Township lies, voted Trump 76.1%, Harris 23.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Carbon Township?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,957 (about $23,484 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Carbon Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Judy Ward) and State House District 81 (Rich Irvin). The House district also covers 52 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Carbon Township’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Carbon Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →