Town government · Yakima County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrah took in $795 thousand and spent $570 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money23%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes40%

Sales tax
26%$209 thousand
Property tax
7.0%$56 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$249 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$146 thousand
  • Water$97 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$25 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$179 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

5.3%

of Harrah's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$234 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$138 thousand
  • Water supply$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$116 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$71 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$71 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harrah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.