City government · Wells County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Harvey took in $4.6 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other30%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)24%City taxes24%State tax money18%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

30%

of Harvey's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes24%

Sales tax
13%$591 thousand
Property tax
9.5%$434 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$377 thousand
  • Garbage collection$339 thousand
  • Other service charges$128 thousand
  • Sewer$110 thousand
  • Road charges$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Airport$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$191 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$804 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$12 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt9.4%Housing and community development9.3%All other spending15%

What stands out

9.3%

of Harvey's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$936 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$514 thousand
  • Sewer systems$217 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$992 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$866 thousand
  • Airports$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$576 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$390 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$176 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$459 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$299 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$160 thousand
Housing and community development
9.3%$456 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$447 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$331 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$286 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harvey. 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 Harvey 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.