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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Harwood took in $1.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%City taxes28%Fines and other21%State tax money15%

What stands out

21%

of Harwood'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 taxes28%

Property tax
21%$248 thousand
Sales tax
6.7%$79 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$429 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$186 thousand
  • Water$130 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$172 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$249 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Environment and natural resources2.3%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

48%

of Harwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$742 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$430 thousand
  • Sewer systems$204 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$383 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$35 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$35 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$27 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$24 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$9 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Harwood 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.