City government · Kanabec County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mora took in $21.5 million and spent $18.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)81%State tax money7.2%City taxes5.2%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

81%

of Mora's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes5.2%

Property tax
5.0%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 8 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Liquor stores$5.0 million
  • Housing$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$475 thousand
  • Road charges$225 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
  • Airport$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$960 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$404 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Housing and community development16%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Running the government and other costs5.4%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

16%

of Mora's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$11.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.1 million
  • Liquor stores$3.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$843 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$675 thousand
  • Airports$476 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$748 thousand
  • Fire protection$320 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$653 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$270 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$533 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$516 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$315 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$294 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mora. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mora 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.