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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Merrill took in $1.2 million and spent $891 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)30%City taxes28%Fines and other16%County and local tax money12%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money4.6%

What stands out

12%

of Merrill's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
18%$215 thousand
Sales tax
9.5%$112 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$353 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$152 thousand
  • Water$92 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$54 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$106 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$138 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$115 thousand
Fines
6.5%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending11%

What stands out

11%

of Merrill'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
23%$201 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$85 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$198 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$188 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$55 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$54 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$32 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$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Merrill. 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 Merrill 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.