City government · Brooks County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morven took in $1.1 million and spent $810 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)22%City taxes16%Federal tax money9.8%County and local tax money8.3%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
8.1%$85 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$228 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$63 thousand
  • Water$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Sewer$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$103 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$87 thousand

Fines and other44%

Fines
41%$432 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

60%

of Morven's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
60%$488 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$429 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$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
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morven. 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 Morven 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.