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Harker Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Harker Heights took in $43.4 million and spent $31.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money1.4%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

26%

of Harker Heights' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes61%

Property tax
31%$13.3 million
Sales tax
26%$11.2 million
Other taxes
4.3%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$284 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Hospital bills$716 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$623 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$124 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
2.6%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$309 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

42%

of Harker Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$13.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$800 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$639 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$8.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$871 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$595 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$730 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$391 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$980 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$980 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$131 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$131 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Harker Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Harker Heights 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.