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Morro Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morro Bay took in $47.3 million and spent $31.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%City taxes42%Fines and other5.0%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

26%

of Morro Bay's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes42%

Other taxes
26%$12.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$488 thousand
  • Other licenses$313 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$4.9 million
Sales tax
5.9%$2.8 million

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$23.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$9.9 million
  • Water$7.8 million
  • Ports and waterways$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$700 thousand
  • Transit fares$360 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%$659 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$2.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt11%All other spending10%

What stands out

11%

of Morro Bay's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$749 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$6.0 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)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Ports and harbors$2.6 million
  • Roads and highways$823 thousand
  • Public transit$255 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$3.6 million
Housing and community development
5.0%$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morro Bay. 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 Morro Bay 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.