Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Wilmore run?
Wilmore’s borough government spent $59,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $292 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wilmore didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Wilmore is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Forest Hills School District
Wilmore’s K–12 school district, shared with Adams Township, Croyle Township, Ehrenfeld, South Fork, Summerhill and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,506 per pupil, $9,256 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 $292 per resident a year, or $0.80 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Wilmore 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 Wilmore yet
Every year of Wilmore’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough 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 $955 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% 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 Wilmore’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 Wilmore’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wilmore →
Who’s in charge in Wilmore
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wilmore’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Wilmore alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cambria County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.5%49,408 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.8%21,177 votesOthers: 0.8% (551 votes).
Most votes in Cambria County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Wilmore lies in Cambria County. Every 2024 race in Cambria County is on the county’s page.
Cambria 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 Wilmore.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Wilmore’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wilmore’s government
How much does Wilmore spend per resident?
About $292 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Wilmore didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $60,000.
What is the property tax rate in Wilmore?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $955 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the borough’s assessor.
Who runs Wilmore’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wilmore yet.
How did Wilmore vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Wilmore alone. Cambria County, where 100% of Wilmore lies, voted Trump 69.5%, Harris 29.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wilmore?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $300 (about $3,600 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wilmore in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Wayne Langerholc) and State House District 71 (Jim Rigby). The House district also covers 33 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wilmore’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 (for Wilmore, 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 →