Photo: JoeRed · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Jackson Township run?
Jackson Township’s town government spent $5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $532 per resident.
What stands out about how Jackson Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $532 per resident a year, or $1.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$489 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Jackson Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($489 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 466 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $419, and the middle half spent $306–$593. Jackson Township spent more than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.8 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Pennsylvania towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jackson Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Jackson Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $489 · 2024: $532.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,336 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.35% 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 Jackson 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.
Tax bills are one input to Jackson Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jackson Township →
Who’s in charge in Jackson Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jackson Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on jacksontownship-pa.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 2,327 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,309).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Eastern Lebanon County School District
Jackson Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Heidelberg Township, Millcreek Township, Myerstown, Richland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,830 per pupil, $11,846 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.
Jackson 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 Jackson Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lebanon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.5%48,282 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.6%24,734 votesOthers: 0.9% (676 votes).
Most votes in Lebanon County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Jackson Township lies in Lebanon County. Every 2024 race in Lebanon County is on the county’s page.
Lebanon 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 Jackson Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: jacksontownship-pa.gov ↗
- 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 Jackson Township compares with the towns next door
Jackson Township spent $489 per resident in 2022; the 7 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $228 to $426. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bethel Township | $228 | $3,332 |
| Millcreek Township | $316 | $3,125 |
| Marion Township | $334 | $5,426 |
| Heidelberg Township | $378 | $4,360 |
| Tulpehocken Township | $412 | $4,167 |
| North Lebanon Township | $425 | $2,965 |
| Richland | $426 | $3,283 |
| Jackson Township | $489 | $3,336 |
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 Jackson Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jackson Township’s government
How much does Jackson Township spend per resident?
About $532 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $489 was more than 61% of 466 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Jackson Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,336 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.35% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see jacksontownship-pa.gov.
Who runs Jackson Township’s government?
See jacksontownship-pa.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jackson Township yet.
How did Jackson Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Jackson Township alone. Lebanon County, where 100% of Jackson Township lies, voted Trump 65.5%, Harris 33.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jackson Township?
4 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $29,533 (about $354,396 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jackson Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Chris Gebhard) and State House District 102 (Russ Diamond). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jackson Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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; 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 →