Township government · Luzerne County, PA

Hazle Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hazle Township took in $7.1 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.5%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

46%

of Hazle Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes76%

Other taxes
46%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$927 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
15%$1.1 million

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$601 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$556 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$500 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$552 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$25 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

7.8%

of Hazle Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.4 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$663 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$714 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$333 thousand
  • Fire protection$283 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$541 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$541 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hazle Township. 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 Hazle Township 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.