City government · Swift County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Murdock took in $421 thousand and spent $516 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%City taxes32%State tax money19%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

31%

of Murdock's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
31%$132 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$153 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$96 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Sewer$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 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%$14 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$82 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$38 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Health and hospitals2.7%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

34%

of Murdock's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$229 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$137 thousand
  • Sewer systems$57 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$173 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$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$9 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Murdock. 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 Murdock 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.