City government · Cass County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Harrisonville took in $38.7 million and spent $34.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)56%City taxes31%Fines and other8.3%County and local tax money4.0%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes31%

Sales tax
20%$7.7 million
Other taxes
6.4%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$193 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$63 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$59 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.2%$1.6 million

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$21.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$12.9 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$776 thousand
  • Other service charges$587 thousand
  • Airport$207 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$361 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$1.6 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$3.1 million
Fines
0.3%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

53%

of Harrisonville'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
53%$18.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$12.3 million
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$830 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$764 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$422 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$3.4 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$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$814 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$621 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$275 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$801 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harrisonville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Harrisonville 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.