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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrisburg took in $201 thousand and spent $204 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes34%Fees for services (sewer)33%Federal tax money29%State tax money3.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Harrisburg's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes34%

Sales tax
18%$36 thousand
Other taxes
10%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.0%$12 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$67 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money29%

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

From the federal government
29%$58 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

75%

of Harrisburg'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
75%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harrisburg. 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 Town of Harrisburg 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.