City government · Lincoln County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Harrisburg took in $11.8 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)25%State tax money25%Fines and other9.5%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes40%

Sales tax
24%$2.9 million
Property tax
13%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.3%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$272 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Road charges$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$3.0 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs82%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Interest on debt4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

82%

of Harrisburg's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
82%$13.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$901 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$154 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$814 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$626 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$536 thousand
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$366 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$366 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harrisburg. 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 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.