Town Hall · Hazle

Hazle, PA town hall & government

Hazle spent $7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $737 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hazle's government.

Town budget

Where Hazle's money goes

Spent
$7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$737
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$57,000
$6 per resident
Roads & transportation
$4.2 million61%
Administration & buildings
$733,00011%
Sewer & trash
$541,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$431,0006%
Fire
$283,0004%
Parks & libraries
$100,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$663,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 46%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the state 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hazle

Full-time staff
14
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,600
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hazle didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hazleton Area School District

Hazle's K–12 school district, shared with Banks, Beaver Meadows, Black Creek, Butler, Conyngham and East Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,526
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
12,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$96.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 37%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,526 per pupil, $9,618 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hazle pay

Typical tax bill
$2,071
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$206,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Hazle's government

Town hall & decisions in Hazle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hazle

Hazle is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Hazle's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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