City government · Hancock County, IL

La Harpe's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), La Harpe took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%State tax money43%City taxes12%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$127 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$510 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$242 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$495 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.5%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

27%

of La Harpe's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$427 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$216 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
  • Sewer systems$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$288 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$288 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$156 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$156 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Harpe. 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 La Harpe 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.