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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morton took in $909 thousand and spent $923 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other36%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%City taxes23%State tax money10%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
22%$197 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$130 thousand
  • Water$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$20 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$94 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$3 thousand

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
36%$327 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%

What stands out

27%

of Morton's 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%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
  • Water supply$65 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$214 thousand
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$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Police$61 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$57 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$56 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morton. 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 Morton 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.