Borough government · Union County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hartleton took in $108 thousand and spent $110 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes70%Federal tax money14%State tax money10%County and local tax money3.7%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

24%

of Hartleton's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes70%

Property tax
40%$43 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$26 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$15 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$11 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$1 thousand
Fines
0.9%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%

What stands out

73%

of Hartleton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
73%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hartleton. 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 Hartleton 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.