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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Harrisburg took in $15.3 million and spent $12.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%City taxes15%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

37%

of Harrisburg's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
12%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$381 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$381 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$253 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$1.4 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$5.7 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$780 thousand
Fines
1.0%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs14%Housing and community development7.2%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

7.2%

of Harrisburg's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$866 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$185 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$905 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$851 thousand
Housing and community development
7.2%$878 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harrisburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. 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 Harrisburg 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.