City government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hazleton took in $25.0 million and spent $18.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%State tax money28%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (transit fares, airport)3.9%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

30%

of Hazleton's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes60%

Individual income tax
30%$7.5 million
Property tax
22%$5.4 million
Other taxes
8.8%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$319 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$967 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares; airport and 3 more
  • Transit fares$357 thousand
  • Airport$356 thousand
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • Water$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$720 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$7.1 million

Fines and other4.6%

Fines
3.2%$797 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$342 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking35%Housing and community development13%Running the government and other costs8.6%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Hazleton's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$458 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$177 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$3.7 million
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$616 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$613 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Government buildings$253 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$88 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hazleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hazleton 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.