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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harlan took in $40.4 million and spent $39.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)80%City taxes14%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money2.3%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

80%

of Harlan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
8.5%$3.4 million
Other taxes
4.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.7%$670 thousand

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$32.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 8 more
  • Electric power$16.2 million
  • Water$8.8 million
  • Gas$4.5 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.2 million
  • Airport$249 thousand
  • Garbage collection$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$916 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$934 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$119 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$229 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

74%

of Harlan's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
74%$29.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$15.4 million
  • Water supply$8.0 million
  • Gas supply$4.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$805 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$274 thousand
  • Government buildings$233 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$290 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$892 thousand
  • Fire protection$301 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$751 thousand
  • Libraries$451 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$821 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$821 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$353 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$143 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$141 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$55 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harlan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Harlan 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.