City government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morristown took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes26%State tax money23%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
26%$423 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$620 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$295 thousand
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$54 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$380 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$157 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt4.8%

What stands out

29%

of Morristown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$348 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
  • Water supply$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$343 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$192 thousand
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$170 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morristown. 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 Morristown 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.