Village government · Tazewell County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Morton took in $45.4 million and spent $29.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)43%State tax money25%Fines and other22%Village taxes10%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Morton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

Village taxes10%

Other taxes
5.5%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$346 thousand
  • Other licenses$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.8%$2.2 million

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$19.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$9.5 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$11.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$23 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$10.0 million
Fines
0.2%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt0.1%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Morton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$16.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$11.1 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$782 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Morton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Morton 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.