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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moorland took in $186 thousand and spent $101 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%State tax money8.1%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes55%

Property tax
37%$69 thousand
Sales tax
17%$32 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$55 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$12 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

21%

of Moorland's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$26 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moorland. 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 Moorland 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.