City government · Clay County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Harvard took in $1.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes27%State tax money26%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.5%

City taxes27%

Property tax
23%$271 thousand
Sales tax
4.2%$49 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$517 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$250 thousand
  • Sewer$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$308 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$17 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Social services43%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Housing and community development9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

43%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
43%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$1.6 million
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$615 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$375 thousand
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$503 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$503 thousand
Housing and community development
9.7%$359 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$325 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$167 thousand
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$175 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)$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harvard. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 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 Harvard 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.