City government · Calloway County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Murray took in $262 million and spent $247 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)84%Fines and other5.5%City taxes5.1%State tax money3.9%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Murray's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes5.1%

Individual income tax
1.9%$4.9 million
Property tax
1.6%$4.3 million
Other taxes
1.6%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$413 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$374 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$374 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$310 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$179 thousand
  • Other licenses$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$221 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$163 million
  • Electric power$33.6 million
  • Gas$8.6 million
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$415 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$2.9 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$10.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$134 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$14.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals72%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Interest on debt1.4%Roads, transit and parking0.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

72%

of Murray's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
72%$177 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$177 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$54.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$33.0 million
  • Water supply$10.9 million
  • Gas supply$7.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$89 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$3.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$696 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$645 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
0.6%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$383 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$492 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$492 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$235 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$235 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Murray. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.