Township government · Rice County, MN

Morristown Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morristown Township took in $225 thousand and spent $158 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Federal tax money18%State tax money16%Fines and other13%

What stands out

18%

of Morristown Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
51%$114 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$41 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$36 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%

What stands out

15%

of Morristown Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morristown Township. 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 Morristown Township 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.