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Hazleton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hazleton took in $722 thousand and spent $653 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes38%State tax money14%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Hazleton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes38%

Property tax
23%$166 thousand
Sales tax
13%$95 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$281 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$108 thousand
  • Sewer$105 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.6%$62 thousand

State tax money14%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
14%$101 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Sent to other local governments8.3%Running the government and other costs8.0%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

8.3%

of Hazleton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$177 thousand
  • Sewer systems$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.3%$54 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hazleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hazleton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.