Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Hazleton took in $3.4 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)25%Fines and other7.1%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money6.8%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
34%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
13%$458 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$141 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$64 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$860 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$582 thousand
  • Other service charges$247 thousand
  • Parking$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$240 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$233 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Fines
6.0%$206 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Interest on debt0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

30%

of West Hazleton'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
30%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.1 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$510 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$277 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$210 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$942 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$631 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$111 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$850 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$565 thousand
  • Water supply$285 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Hazleton. 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 West 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.