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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hawley took in $704 thousand and spent $815 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (road charges)13%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

50%

of Hawley's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
50%$349 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Road charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$60 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$74 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$17 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$52 thousand
Fines
0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Hawley'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
34%$279 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$279 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$233 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$105 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$127 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hawley. 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 Hawley 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.