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Morning Sun's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morning Sun took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)58%City taxes24%State tax money11%Federal tax money5.3%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

5.8%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
17%$193 thousand
Sales tax
5.8%$65 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$651 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$360 thousand
  • Water$141 thousand
  • Sewer$83 thousand
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$60 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$125 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Sent to other local governments2.4%

What stands out

67%

of Morning Sun's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$734 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$305 thousand
  • Water supply$289 thousand
  • Sewer systems$72 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$132 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$26 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$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morning Sun. 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 Morning Sun 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.