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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Harvey took in $64.4 million and spent $71.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%City taxes37%State tax money19%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

19%

of Harvey's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
30%$19.1 million
Other taxes
7.4%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$26.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$20.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parking$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$12.3 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$71 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.6%$1.0 million
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$754 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

41%

of Harvey's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$29.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$19.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Fire protection$7.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$17.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$17.0 million
  • Sewer systems$215 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Parking$124 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harvey. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Harvey 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.