Town government · Hudson County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrison took in $78.6 million and spent $96.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes26%Fees for services (sewer, parking)17%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

51%

of Harrison's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
25%$19.6 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$851 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$238 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$108 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Parking$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Housing$1.9 million
  • Other school charges$251 thousand
  • School lunches$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$2.0 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$39.8 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$1.7 million

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.6%$502 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$471 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.6%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

61%

of Harrison's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
61%$58.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$58.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$888 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$473 thousand
  • Government buildings$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$4.1 million
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Housing and community development
2.8%$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$606 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$559 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$559 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$357 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$357 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harrison. 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 Harrison 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.