City government · Morgan County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fort Morgan took in $71.0 million and spent $74.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)63%City taxes31%Fines and other5.0%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes31%

Sales tax
20%$14.3 million
Other taxes
7.9%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$73 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.2%$2.3 million

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$44.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$22.0 million
  • Water$10.2 million
  • Gas$5.9 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$112 thousand
  • Airport$18 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%$4 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$560 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$3.4 million
Fines
0.2%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

41%

of Fort Morgan's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$30.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Parking$23.7 million
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
  • Airports$292 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$20.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$9.9 million
  • Gas supply$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$733 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$419 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$242 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$6.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
  • Libraries$924 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$472 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$245 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$227 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Morgan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Fort Morgan 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.