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Morgan Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morgan Hill took in $119 million and spent $97.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)41%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes48%

Other taxes
25%$29.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12.7 million
  • Other licenses$10.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$844 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$240 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$14.4 million
Sales tax
11%$13.1 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$49.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$16.7 million
  • Water$16.6 million
  • Other service charges$9.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Housing$890 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 money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$8.3 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$3.5 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$778 thousand
Fines
0.2%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

15%

of Morgan Hill's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$31.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$25.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$655 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$18.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.6 million
  • Sewer systems$7.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$17.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$14.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.2 million
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$610 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morgan Hill. 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 City of Morgan Hill 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.