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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moorhead took in $241 thousand and spent $175 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)33%State tax money11%County and local tax money9.5%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

11%

of Moorhead's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
22%$54 thousand
Sales tax
11%$26 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Water$27 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$15 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$27 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$23 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

7.4%

of Moorhead'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
41%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
  • Water supply$23 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moorhead. 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 Moorhead 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.