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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harrah took in $7.9 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other6.4%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

49%

of Harrah's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Sales tax
49%$3.9 million
Other taxes
6.3%$497 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$285 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.1%$8 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$763 thousand
  • Garbage collection$684 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$459 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$17 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Fines
5.8%$457 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%

What stands out

34%

of Harrah's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$925 thousand
  • Sewer systems$640 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$557 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$504 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$831 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$187 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$337 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$154 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harrah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Harrah 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.