Village government · Ogle County, IL

Mount Morris's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mount Morris took in $3.7 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money36%Village taxes23%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

36%

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

Village taxes23%

Property tax
16%$590 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$249 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$189 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$915 thousand
  • Water$288 thousand
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$124 thousand
Fines
0.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%

What stands out

8.1%

of Mount Morris' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$824 thousand
  • Water supply$280 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$664 thousand
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)$433 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$231 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$489 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$489 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$427 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$427 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$269 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mount Morris. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Mount Morris 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.