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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morristown took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)80%Town taxes13%State tax money6.8%

What stands out

80%

of Morristown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
11%$255 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$905 thousand
  • Water$877 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Interest on debt22%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking7.9%

What stands out

22%

of Morristown's 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
40%$725 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$359 thousand
  • Water supply$320 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Interest on debt
22%$386 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$193 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$193 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$312 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$210 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$228 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$156 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morristown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Morristown 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.