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Harbor Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harbor Beach took in $6.9 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%State tax money34%City taxes12%Fines and other7.8%

What stands out

34%

of Harbor Beach'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
12%$824 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$438 thousand
  • Other service charges$153 thousand
  • Garbage collection$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$2.4 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$539 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%

What stands out

18%

of Harbor Beach's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$594 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$965 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$965 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$686 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$686 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$626 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$626 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$146 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$119 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harbor Beach. 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 Harbor Beach 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.