Town government · Lewis County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrisburg took in $1.1 million and spent $951 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other45%County and local tax money19%State tax money19%Town taxes16%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

44%

of Harrisburg's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
15%$164 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$22 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$205 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$208 thousand

Fines and other45%

Interest, rents and other
44%$476 thousand
Fines
0.9%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

7.5%

of Harrisburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 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.