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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Murtaugh took in $664 thousand and spent $182 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%City taxes10%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Murtaugh's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes10%

Property tax
9.3%$62 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$73 thousand
  • Water$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$476 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Sent to other local governments1.6%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Murtaugh's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$64 thousand
  • Water supply$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$3 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$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Murtaugh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Murtaugh 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.