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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harcourt took in $329 thousand and spent $321 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes33%Federal tax money12%State tax money10%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

15%

of Harcourt's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Property tax
19%$61 thousand
Sales tax
15%$48 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$121 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$52 thousand
  • Sewer$47 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$41 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$34 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

29%

of Harcourt's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$91 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$41 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harcourt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Harcourt 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.