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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harpersfield took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money13%County and local tax money10%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Harpersfield's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
72%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.9%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$177 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$141 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$24 thousand
Fines
0.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Harpersfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$701 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$701 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$608 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$273 thousand
  • Government buildings$221 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harpersfield. 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 Harpersfield 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.