Town government · Ritchie County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harrisville took in $2.0 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Town taxes28%Federal tax money18%Fines and other1.3%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes28%

Property tax
14%$283 thousand
Sales tax
10%$210 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$18 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$635 thousand
  • Sewer$395 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$370 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$25 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

58%

of Harrisville'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
58%$872 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$478 thousand
  • Sewer systems$394 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$255 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harrisville. 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 Town of Harrisville 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.