Town Hall · Hazleton

Hazleton, PA town hall & government

Hazleton spent $18.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $627 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Hazleton

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hazleton's money goes

Spent
$18.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$627
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,362
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$83 per resident
Roads & transportation
$6.3 million34%
Police
$4.9 million26%
Housing & development
$2.4 million13%
Fire
$2.3 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$650,0003%
Interest on debt
$250,0001%
Parks & libraries
$119,0001%
Health & welfare
$90,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$33,000<1%
Other
$639,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 30%
  • From the state 28%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Utility sales 2%

Hazleton didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hazleton

Full-time staff
89
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
35
and 20 full-time firefighters
Police
39 full-time3 part
Fire
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
13 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
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. Hazleton 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

Hazleton'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 Hazleton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,899
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$151,600
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 Hazleton's government

🏛️ Official websitehazletoncity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hazleton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hazleton

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

All of Hazleton'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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