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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hatfield took in $5.7 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)80%Borough taxes16%State tax money2.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

80%

of Hatfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes16%

Individual income tax
7.7%$438 thousand
Property tax
5.4%$305 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$70 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 1 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Sewer$682 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$152 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$110 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Environment and natural resources2.4%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

35%

of Hatfield'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
35%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$572 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.1 million
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$464 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$385 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$235 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$925 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$196 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$196 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hatfield. 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 Hatfield 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.