City government · Emmet County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harbor Springs took in $10.4 million and spent $9.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)73%City taxes21%State tax money4.1%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

73%

of Harbor Springs' 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 taxes21%

Property tax
20%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.0 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$942 thousand
  • Other service charges$223 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$63 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$432 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$101 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

65%

of Harbor Springs' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$466 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$261 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$999 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$776 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$140 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$445 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$435 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$425 thousand
  • Airports$10 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$196 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$108 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harbor Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Harbor Springs 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.