Borough government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hallstead took in $319 thousand and spent $232 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%State tax money32%Federal tax money20%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Borough taxes42%

Property tax
34%$109 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$63 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$103 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$6 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

55%

of Hallstead's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$127 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hallstead. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Hallstead 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.