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Harper Woods's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harper Woods took in $23.7 million and spent $25.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money15%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

42%

of Harper Woods' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
42%$10.0 million
Other taxes
1.7%$406 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$406 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$560 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$398 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.5 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$1.3 million
Fines
1.9%$440 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

48%

of Harper Woods' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$12.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$11.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$434 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$729 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$219 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$799 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$799 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$542 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harper Woods. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Harper Woods 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.