City government · Redwood County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morgan took in $2.0 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)54%City taxes22%State tax money22%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

22%

of Morgan's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$428 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 5 more
  • Gas$332 thousand
  • Water$295 thousand
  • Sewer$214 thousand
  • Other service charges$115 thousand
  • Road charges$66 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$432 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%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$34 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Interest on debt18%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

18%

of Morgan's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$539 thousand
  • Sewer systems$534 thousand
  • Water supply$362 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$539 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$402 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$137 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$253 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$147 thousand
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$202 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
  • Libraries$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$198 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morgan. 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 Morgan 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.