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Harpers Ferry's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harpers Ferry took in $611 thousand and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%State tax money5.4%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money1.5%

City taxes53%

Property tax

44%$270 thousand

Sales tax

5.7%$35 thousand

Other taxes

2.9%$18 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more

Other licenses$12 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services

31%$192 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection

Sewer$130 thousand
Garbage collection$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government

3.9%$24 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state

5.4%$33 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%$9 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other

4.9%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Running the government and other costs5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

85%

of Harpers Ferry'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

85%$2.0 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$1.9 million
Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand

Running the government and other costs

5.8%$137 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Government buildings$45 thousand
Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

4.1%$96 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$96 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.0%$48 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$24 thousand
Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.3%$31 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$15 thousand
Fire protection$13 thousand
Courts and legal services$3 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.6%$15 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$15 thousand

Interest on debt

0.6%$13 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$1 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harpers Ferry. 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 Harpers Ferry 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.