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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Murray took in $1.2 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%City taxes33%State tax money30%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
19%$240 thousand
Sales tax
11%$134 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$437 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$210 thousand
  • Garbage collection$119 thousand
  • Sewer$107 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$369 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$9 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

14%

of Murray'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$443 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$348 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$320 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$137 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$257 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$63 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$36 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$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Murray. 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 Murray 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.