Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Morrill took in $792 thousand and spent $489 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money29%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.7%

What stands out

29%

of Morrill's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
65%$515 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$228 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$15 thousand
Fines
0.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Social services3.9%Health and hospitals3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Morrill's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$244 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Social services
3.9%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morrill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Morrill 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.