City government · Stevens County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morris took in $10.4 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)47%Fines and other27%City taxes16%State tax money9.5%

What stands out

27%

of Morris' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
15%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$2.4 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$534 thousand
  • Garbage collection$409 thousand
  • Airport$143 thousand
  • Transit fares$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$987 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$2.8 million
Fines
0.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

20%

of Morris' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$452 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$410 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Ports and harbors$472 thousand
  • Airports$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$912 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$577 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$299 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$689 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$351 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$338 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$307 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$224 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$83 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morris. 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 Morris 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.