City government · Roane County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harriman took in $51.5 million and spent $46.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)75%City taxes9.3%Fines and other8.8%State tax money4.5%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

75%

of Harriman's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes9.3%

Property tax
6.6%$3.4 million
Other taxes
2.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$534 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$383 thousand
  • Other licenses$350 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$38.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Electric power$27.0 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Gas$2.9 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$268 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$2.3 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$1.3 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$4.3 million
Fines
0.4%$219 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Running the government and other costs6.2%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

82%

of Harriman'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
82%$38.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$29.7 million
  • Gas supply$3.6 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$230 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$157 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$451 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$886 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$728 thousand
  • Libraries$158 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$227 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$129 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harriman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Harriman 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.