City government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harmony took in $4.0 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)51%City taxes20%State tax money16%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

51%

of Harmony'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 taxes20%

Property tax
20%$792 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water$345 thousand
  • Sewer$272 thousand
  • Other service charges$227 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$120 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$642 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$49 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$321 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

5.3%

of Harmony's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$987 thousand
  • Sewer systems$459 thousand
  • Water supply$217 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$908 thousand
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$739 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$656 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$560 thousand
  • Police$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$366 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$366 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$282 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
  • Libraries$124 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$224 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$224 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$79 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$69 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harmony. 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 Harmony 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.